What We've Learned from the Pluto Flyby!

The video discusses the New Horizons mission's findings on Pluto and its moon Sharon. It highlights the unexpected geological activity on Sharon, including its smooth surface and canyons, and the mysterious dark region called Mordor. On Pluto, the discovery of 3-kilometer-high ice mountains challenges previous geological theories, as tidal heating is unlikely due to Pluto and Sharon being tidally locked. The video also explores Pluto's leaky atmosphere, which is losing nitrogen to space, and its implications for understanding Earth's atmospheric history. The video concludes with a call for further research and invites viewers to support the show on Patreon.

What are the implications of Pluto's leaky atmosphere for our understanding of planetary atmospheres?

How does the atmosphere of Pluto compare to that of Earth billions of years ago?