JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto’s moon Charon

As part of its extensive slate of observations, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently took a closer look at Pluto’s moon Charon, where it helped scientists to make a surprising discovery.  Charon, the largest and most well-studied of Pluto’s five moons, was first visited in 2015 as part of the groundbreaking New Horizons mission,Continue reading “JWST reveals surprising surface chemistry is occurring on Pluto’s moon Charon”

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