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Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« on: November 17, 2016, 07:13:36 pm »
New research from scientists at the University of California and MIT shows there’s an ocean of slushy liquid similar to antifreeze below the surface of Pluto.

Scientists used data from NASA’s New Horizons to conclude the liquid ocean is probably water mixed with ammonia, which is similar to some commercial antifreeze. The liquid helps keep Pluto relatively warm.

“As far as we can tell, there’s no tidal heating helping to keep the ocean liquid,” Dr. Francis Nimmo, a scientist from the University of California at Santa Cruz who was involved in the research, told Universe Today. “The main heat source keeping the ocean liquid is radioactive decay in Pluto’s rocky interior, although it certainly helps if there is an ‘antifreeze’ present.”..

Read more at: http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/17/plutos-ocean-is-literally-made-of-antifreeze/
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2016, 07:18:47 pm »
Cool.
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2016, 07:32:21 pm »
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2016, 07:40:25 pm »
Perhaps we ought to rename the planet to "Prestone".
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2016, 07:45:16 pm »
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2016, 09:01:41 pm »
Well that's handy. Now we'll know where to stop if we have a radiator hose give out on the way to Proxima Centauri.
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2016, 09:03:20 pm »
I think Pluto has become my favorite planet. Or what ever object it is now. In my heart it's always going to be a planet.
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2016, 09:07:13 pm »
So Pluto is a dog killer?
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Re: Pluto's Ocean Is Literally Made Of Antifreeze
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2016, 03:10:36 pm »
Quote from: andy58-in-nh on November 17, 2016, 07:40:25 pm
Perhaps we ought to rename the planet to "Prestone".


We could put the naming rights out for competitive bidding among the coolant makers. 
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