Images from the Other Side of Pluto

The video explores Pluto's unique features and the New Horizons mission that provided the first close-up images of the dwarf planet. It discusses the Brass Knuckles, Tomba Regio, and potential subsurface ocean, highlighting the surprising geological activity on Pluto. The video also speculates on future missions and the possibility of finding life in Pluto's ocean.

What was the primary mission of NASA's New Horizons probe?

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To photograph and collect data on Pluto and its moons

• To investigate the atmosphere of Venus

• To study the rings of Saturn

What is the 'Brass Knuckles' feature on Pluto?

• A large ice cap

• A chain of mountains

• A network of canyons and lowland regions

• A series of volcanic craters

What is the significance of the heart-shaped region on Pluto?

• It is a large crater

• It is the largest mountain range on Pluto

• It is a smooth basin filled with nitrogen ice

• It is a volcanic region

How do the methane dunes on Pluto differ from Earth's sand dunes?

• They form at much higher temperatures

• They are located in the northern hemisphere

• They are made of water ice

• They are composed of lighter methane particles

What evidence suggests the presence of a subsurface ocean on Pluto?

• The presence of methane ice

• The high albedo of the surface

• The presence of large craters

• The movement of mountains through solid-state convection

What are cryovolcanoes, as observed on Pluto?

• Volcanoes that erupt molten rock

• Volcanoes that erupt water ice

• Volcanoes that erupt methane gas

• Volcanoes that erupt nitrogen gas

What is the significance of the Al Idrisi Monts on Pluto?

• They show evidence of solid-state convection

• They are the oldest geological features on Pluto

• They are the tallest mountains in the solar system

• They are the source of Pluto's atmosphere

What is the potential significance of a subsurface ocean on Pluto?

• It could cause volcanic eruptions

• It could increase Pluto's gravity

• It could change Pluto's orbit

• It could support life

What is one of the future missions proposed for the Kuiper Belt?

• A mission to study the rings of Saturn

• A mission to investigate the atmosphere of Venus

• A mission to explore the surface of Mars

• A mission to another dwarf planet like Eris

Why is the New Horizons mission significant for our understanding of Pluto?

• It measured Pluto's gravitational field

• It discovered new moons around Pluto

• It provided the first close-up images of Pluto

• It was the first mission to land on Pluto