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Researchers Model Pluto's Atmosphere, Find 225 Mph Winds

Posted by timothy on from the go-model-a-kite dept.

MatthewVD writes "Pluto may have been downgraded to a dwarf planet, but researchers modeling its wisp of an atmosphere continue to find that it is a surprisingly complex world, particularly when it comes to weather patterns. Howling winds that sweep clockwise around the planet at up to 225 mph — though the atmosphere is so thin, it would only feel like 1 mph on Earth. The algorithms used to model the atmosphere will be helpful in studying far more complex atmospheres, like Earth's."

3 of 77 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Gravity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We don't lack gravity, the Earth just has more...

    THE DETAILS ARE NOT IMPORTANT

  2. Two birds with one stone by Lucas123 · · Score: 3, Funny

    We should set up wind mill farms on Pluto, thereby avoiding the problem of adding to global warming and ruining the view of wealthy people who live on Cape Cod. Now, how to solve the electrical conduit problem...

  3. Re:Models of models of models by flaming+error · · Score: 1, Funny

    Unless you've got a really good optometrist, I'd just roll rubber balls.