Pluto is covered in big purple patches and we you should not know what they are
By Leah Crane
Pluto as observed by New Horizons
NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
When NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the dwarf world Pluto in 2015, it discovered that big swathes of the area are lined in a strange red materials. Planetary experts assumed they realized the identification of this material, but it turns out their very best guess isn’t a good match, leaving it a thriller.
Several assumed that these purple patches were built of tholins, natural and organic substances that variety in a world’s ambiance and then drift down to the area. Pluto’s atmosphere, although extremely tenuous, …
