Dwarf Planets Show Evidence of Recent Geologic Activity
Large bodies in the Kuiper Belt and beyond could have hosted subsurface oceans.
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Large bodies in the Kuiper Belt and beyond could have hosted subsurface oceans.
JWST data suggests Eris and Makemake have active internal processes. This could mean a lot of things, up to and including oceans inside.
The Solar System doesn't get much colder than the Kuiper Belt.
The Webb telescope has observed what appear to be young methane deposits on the surfaces of Eris and Makemake. A team co-led by Southwest Research Institute has discovered indications of hydrothermal or metamorphic processes within the icy dwarf planets Eris and Makemake, situated in the Kuiper Bel
Methane detected near dwarf planets Eris and Makemake could have come from within their interiors, produced by geochemical reactions amid hot rock.