Out past Neptune are countless small icy and rocky bodies called Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), and many of these have moons ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took us to Pluto for the first time in July 2015. Scientists are astonished by the incredible features they've observed on the dwarf ...

Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Pluto's Moon Charon Oct. 1, 2024 — Astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's largest moon ...

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But on Charon, Pluto's nearest moon, they found this most familiar of geological features. There was more, on Pluto itself, that recalled the American mid-west. Dark streaks on Pluto's plains ...

I have been working with my research advisor, Leslie Young (Southwest Research Institute), on surface spectra of Pluto, Charon, and Triton. Upcoming and ongoing work includes reduction of Keck/OSIRIS ...

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