When the New Horizons mission conducted the closest flyby of Pluto and its moon, Charon, in 2015, it gave a zoomed-in view of ancient impact craters that astronomers say provide greater understanding of mysterious objects on the edge of our solar system
When the New Horizons mission conducted the closest flyby of Pluto and its moon, Charon, in 2015, images provided a zoomed-in view of their pockmarked surfaces. The scars are ancient impact craters that were created 4 billion years ago.
By studying the craters, astronomers now believe, they have a greater understanding of the mysterious Kuiper Belt objects on the edge of our solar system. A study on their findings was published Thursday in the journal Science. Kuiper Belt objects are extremely cold remnants from the formation of the solar system that orbit on the edge of it, incredibly far from the sun.
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