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Pluto’s Subsurface Ocean is 8% Denser than Seawater on Earth, Study Suggests


Planetary researchers have used mathematical models and unprecedented high-resolution images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to take a closer look at the subsurface ocean that likely lies beneath Pluto’s thick shell.

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