pluto moon charon red spot on its north pole new study answers pluto

Combining data obtained from several sources, scientists have managed to unravel the mystery behind the red cap on Pluto's moon Charon and its composition. NASA's interplanetary space probe New Horizons had captured the reddish region on the top of Charon and collected data in 2015. After the encounter, scientists soon speculated that the tholin-like material on Pluto's moon could be synthesized by breaking down methane molecules with the help of ultraviolet light.However, now, scientists from the Southwest Research…