SwRI scientists find evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets

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SwRI scientists find evidence of geothermal activity within icy dwarf planets Kuiper belt is the most colored object in the solar system due to the presence of organic molecules emitting light at visible frequencies which also explains the reddish color of the belt. Also Pluto and many dwarf planets have turned out to have relatively young surface layers with an organic chemistry involving highly complex organic molecules, in particular molecules with ring structures. This suggests that the chemical life developed at the outskirts of the solar system and then moved inwards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.... It can also have an implication for geothermal model of global warming 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 in that wave of dark matter pervading solar system has made the geothermal activity of dwarf planetoids temporarily easily detectable and observable (1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8, 9..10, 11...). See also:

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Nobody Expected JWST To Find Signs of Oceans on Makemake and Eris + More From Kuiper Belt

Eris, at a distance of 68 AU and Makemake at a distance of 46 AU are examples of dwarf planets located outside the Kuiper belts. JWST provided information suggesting that Eris and Makemake have oceans and complex surface chemistry. This makes them candidates for the seats of primordial chemical life. Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, and Makemake are dwarf planets in the Kuiper belt extending from the distance 30 AU of Neptune to the distance of 50 AU. Also some solar system's moons such as Neptune's Triton and Saturn's Phoebe might have originated in the Kuiper belt. Even the Moon could have emerged by a collision of an object possibly coming from Kuiper belts with Earth.

Pluto, dwarf planets and many moons are very active and involve a complex organic chemistry giving them their reddish colors. For instance, Pluto is very active. It possesses a thin exosphere and 5 moons creating tidal effects. JWT has now managed to provide information of elements present at the surface of Eris and Makemake and even isotope ratios D/H and C13/C12 at the surface of Eris and Makemake. This allows us to conclude that the surface is very young. Also evidence for geochemical processes, solid state convection, and subsurface oceans have been found. These oceans seem to resemble Enceladus, which is a moon of Saturn regarded as a strong candidate for simple exterrestrial life. All that is needed by life on the Earth, including oceans, seems to be present.