Pluto's atmosphere "upside down"


	Pluto's atmosphere "upside down"

mona

3-10-2009 10:17 AM

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3-13-2009 11:27 PM

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3-14-2009 12:00 AM

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Pluto, the solar system's oddball, has an upside-down atmosphere compared with <A href="http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/earth.html">Earth</A>. Temperatures rise, rather than drop, with altitude on the <A href="http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/dwarf-planet.html">dwarf planet</A>, a new study finds.
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As a result, Pluto's upper atmosphere is about 90 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) warmer than the planet's surface.
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"We know that Pluto changes with time as it moves around the sun," Young said. So combining Earth-based observations with New Horizons data taken from Pluto's orbit will provide new clues about the dwarf planet's behavior.
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