Researchers find possible source for Charon's red cap
This first-ever depiction of Charon's methane atmosphere using fresh experimental data gives an insight into the origins of this moon's red patch.
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This first-ever depiction of Charon's methane atmosphere using fresh experimental data gives an insight into the origins of this moon's red patch.
Scientists combined data from NASA's New Horizons mission with novel laboratory experiments and exospheric modelling to reveal the likely composition of the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and how it may have formed