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NASA launched the New Horizons mission to go to Pluto and it will collect data in 2015. (This is not a "landing", just an observation.) Until then, our best data from Hubble Space telescope observations give only a general idea of what Pluto's composition.
It appears that Pluto has a rocky core making up 50% to 70% of its mass. The rest (30%-50%) is thought to be a mantle of water ice. There is also a very thin outer layer of 98% solid nitrogen. Methane and carbon monoxide have also been detected.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y ago98% nitrogen ice, with some methane and carbon monoxide. The ice that is covering Pluto is reflecting and making Pluto to appear very bright.
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∙ 14y agoPluto's internal composition is much like Earth's.
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∙ 11y agoThe answer, we think,is:A mantle of waterice and the core is made of rock.
There's a very thin atmosphere of mainly nitrogen, but it's usually frozen into a solid.
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∙ 9y agoPluto's composition is unknown. It is thought to be about 70% rock and 30% water ice. The bright areas are probably nitrogen ice.
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∙ 9y agoPluto's internal composition is almost the same as the earth. The atmosphere is made up of 80% of nitrogen and surface is made up of ice.
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∙ 14y agoNitrogen Carbon Monoxide Methane
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What is life like on Pluto?
Pluto has a thin atmosphere, composed of nitrogen
What is composed of ice frozen gases and rocks?
pluto's atmoshpere
How big is the planet Pluto?
Pluto is 2,304 kilometers (1,432 miles) at the equator, and is only about the size of Russia. Pluto only has a mass of about one 400th that of Earth. Pluto is composed of several different materials, Pluto's thin crust is simply composed of ice, Pluto's mantel is quite rich in water and ice, Pluto's large core is probably about 70% rock, and 30% water ice. Radioactivity in the rock has warmed the interior, ensuring Pluto is spherical and differentiated; rock has sunk to the center and water ice has formed a surface layer. also present are ices of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane.
What is Pluto's surface like?
Pluto is believed to be 50% to 75% rock; the rest composed of ice.It is a rugged planet which is very cold and has a temperature of-230 degrees Celsius
What gasses are on Pluto?
The planet appears to be partly covered with frozen methane gas and to have a thin atmosphere composed mostly of methane.
Is Pluto composed of rock and ice?
Yes, Pluto is composed primarily of rock and ice.
What is Pluto composed?
Pluto is made up of ice
What is life like on Pluto?
Pluto has a thin atmosphere, composed of nitrogen
Is Pluto made mostly of water?
Pluto is composed primarily of rock and ice.
What are surface conditions of Pluto like?
Pluto is composed primarily of rock and ice.
Is Pluto a burning star?
No. Pluto is a frigid dwarf planet composed largely of ice.
Is Pluto a solid liquid or gas?
Pluto is a solid body, essentially composed of a mixture of rock and ice.
What are facts in Pluto?
it is known as dwarf planet.it is composed of rock and ice. Pluto is known as the dwarf planet yes but it is not composed of rock and ice it is composed of ice and methane its atmosphere is made from nitrogen and more dangerous gases
Is composed of ice frozen gases and rock?
pluto's atmoshpere
Why doesn't Pluto have an atmosphere?
Pluto absolutely has an atmosphere. Pluto's atmosphere is composed of 90 percent Nitrogen and 10 percent of the more complex substances such as methane.
Does Pluto have air on it?
Pluto has a very tenuous atmosphere composed of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide. This atmosphere partially freezes periodically, becoming part of Pluto's surface.
What is composed of ice frozen gases and rocks?
pluto's atmoshpere
