Mountains On Pluto May Be Topped With Methane Snow

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The enhanced color images on the right show the brighter regions that may be caused by methane snow. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

This week in Pluto news, scientists think they may have found evidence for methane snow on the tops of a mountain on the dwarf planet.

In images returned by the New Horizons spacecraft, a bright material can be seen on the uppermost slopes of one mountainous region. And it’s thought that this material may be methane snow that condensed from the atmosphere, resting on the top of the mountains and coating it in this reflective material.