Public Star Night – Dr Suzanne Metlay – The Moons of Pluto

Public Star Night – Dr Suzanne Metlay – The Moons of Pluto

Charon and the other moons of Pluto have been revealed by the New Horizons spacecraft to be fascinating worlds. Using the latest imagery from NASA, let’s explore the dark deposits of Mordor near Charon’s north pole, then take a look at the red crater on Nix. Styx and Kerberos have their own surprises too!
Investigate the family of objects orbiting our solar system’s first known dwarf planet as professional geoscientists struggle to explain what we see and why it’s there. Let’s celebrate the success of the New Horizons mission as this well-engineered marvel continues on to its next encounter in the Kuiper Belt and let’s reflect on what we may yet learn.