Astronomers found the atmosphere containing large amounts of methane Pluto.

<P> Keywords: Pluto astronomers atmospheric methane </ P> <P> </ P> <P> World Scientific reports [tech.]: European Southern Observatory (ESO) 3 月 3 announced, astronomers found that the latest observations ., Pluto's atmosphere contains large amounts of methane, which further explains the temperature of Pluto's atmosphere was significantly higher than the surface temperature of reasons. .</ P> <P> astronomers of the European Southern Observatory installed the Very Large Telescope in Chile, the latest observations showed that Pluto's atmosphere there is "massive, unexpected" methane gas. .Back in the last century, scientists discovered Pluto 80 years have thin atmosphere, composed mainly of nitrogen, may also contain traces of methane or carbon monoxide. .But only on the previous observations to the upper part of the atmosphere of Pluto. .Now, with the Very Large Telescope on the advanced equipment, astronomers were able to "glimpse" of Pluto's atmosphere in large amounts of methane gas, and calculate the lower and the overall temperature of the atmosphere. .</ P> <P> Pluto is a dwarf planet at the edge of the solar system, it is the distance between the Sun and the Earth 40 times the distance between the Sun, the surface temperature of minus 220 degrees Celsius, while the average temperature of Pluto's atmosphere than its surface .high temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. .European Southern Observatory astronomer Emmanuel Arles Lu Shen said, the existence of a large number of methane gas to explain the above phenomenon. .</ P> </ p>.