On February 18, 1930, American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, a distant object that orbits the Sun for a period of 248 years, so landing on Pluto for further exploration is unlikely.
However, the landscape on Pluto is still intriguing, so what difficulties will humans encounter in landing on Pluto?
What are some of the beautiful views on Pluto?
1. The difficulties of landing on Pluto.
# 1.The task cycle is long.
Pluto is so far away from the Sun that it is the farthest object in the solar system, and since Pluto orbits the Sun for 248 years, it would take a long time for humans to get to Pluto without gravitational acceleration.
Currently, human spacecraft fly at a speed of about 60,000 kilometers per hour, and even with such a spacecraft, it would take more than 9 years to reach Pluto.
Therefore, the cycle of human landing on Pluto should be at least more than 10 years, and this is still in the case that human beings can develop a spacecraft that can fly to Pluto, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of human exploration of Pluto, because the longer the cycle of the spacecraft, the more durable the various equipment on the spacecraft, and the heavier the weight of the equipment, which makes the requirements for launch capabilities higher.
# 2.Energy can't keep up.
Pluto's distance from the Sun means that the spacecraft landing on Pluto will receive intense cosmic ray radiation during its flight, and the light on Pluto is very weak, which means that the spacecraft's batteries are likely to not be able to meet the spacecraft's energy needs for exploration without a solar energy supply.
If the spacecraft that landed on Pluto uses nuclear energy, it means that the weight of the spacecraft will increase a lot, which will greatly increase the difficulty of launching, and at the same time, when the spacecraft lands on Pluto, it is also necessary to consider the safety of nuclear energy for astronauts.
# 3.High requirements for launch capacity.
Pluto's atmosphere is very thin, which means that Pluto's atmosphere will have very little resistance to the spacecraft, and humans need to accurately control the spacecraft's launch ability when exploring Pluto, so as to ensure that the spacecraft can land smoothly.
However, Pluto's surface has many irregular terrains, which means that it is very difficult for humans to accurately control the orbit of the spacecraft when the spacecraft lands, which requires humans to adjust the landing orbit of the spacecraft when launching the spacecraft.
# 4.Astronaut safety.
Pluto's atmosphere is very thin, which means that Pluto's atmosphere will have very little resistance to the spacecraft, and Pluto's atmosphere also contains some dangerous substances, such as carbon monoxide, etc., which may cause damage to the spacecraft's equipment if they enter the spacecraft's instruments.
Especially when the spacecraft lands on Pluto, the atmosphere on the surface of Pluto has very little resistance to the spacecraft, which means that the spacecraft needs to slow down very slowly when landing, which means that the spacecraft needs to consume more fuel during the landing, which will make the mission period of landing on Pluto longer, and then the human spacecraft needs to carry more fuel.
2. The view from Pluto.
The environment on Pluto's surface is extremely harsh, but after human exploration, many beautiful landscapes have been discovered.
# 1.Visuals of the sun.
Pluto is very far away from the sun, so when humans land on Pluto, they can see that the visual effect of the sun will be different from that on Earth, and the sun on Pluto will show a very large aperture effect, which means that the night of Pluto is very bright.
# 2. Charon.
There are many icebergs on the surface of Pluto, because the temperature of Pluto is very low, which means that the icebergs on Pluto are not composed of water, but of solid nitrogen and methane, which will gradually vaporize under the radiation of the sun, so Pluto's atmosphere will gradually thicken, which will bring more difficulties for human landing and exploration.
There is a huge glacier on the surface of Pluto, this glacier is composed of solid nitrogen and methane, this glacier has a very special shape, much like a heart, the mass of the moon Charon on Pluto is very small, which means that Pluto's gravitational pull on Charon is very weak, so scientists guess that Pluto's moon Charon is likely to be formed by the fragmentation of a glacier on Pluto.
The glaciers on Pluto are constantly vaporizing due to solar radiation, and the atmosphere on Pluto will become more and more dense as the glaciers gasify, which means that Pluto's atmosphere will make it more difficult for humans to detect.
# 3.Underground ocean.
Pluto is very small, so the internal temperature on Pluto will gradually decrease over time, and the density of Pluto is very small, which means that there is likely to be an underground ocean inside Pluto, and the interior of Pluto will continue to release heat, which means that Pluto's underground ocean will be constantly affected by the heat released internally, so the water in the underground ocean is likely to remain liquid, resulting in geological changes.
When human beings were probing, some mountains were found on Pluto, the surface of Pluto is not flat, and there are even mountains as high as more than 3,000 meters in some places, and scientists have also found some craters on the surface of Pluto, but these craters are not formed by magma eruptions, but due to the heat released by the underground ocean inside Pluto, the surface of the iceberg is melted, and finally a crater is formed.
Pluto's atmosphere has been observed for some time, and scientists still hope that Pluto's atmosphere will be more stable, so that humans can reduce some risks when they explore it.
III. Conclusion.
Although the environment on Pluto's surface is extreme, the underground ocean may hide many unknown biological and geological changes, and future scientific exploration may reveal more of Pluto's secrets.
For human beings, the exploration of Pluto is not only a scientific challenge, but also a spiritual symbol of human exploration and pursuit of knowledge, inspiring human beings to continue to move forward and explore the unknown territory of the universe.
The topographical features and climatic conditions on Pluto provide a unique object of study for the existence of extraterrestrial life, and perhaps clues about extraterrestrial life can be found in future explorations.
Human exploration of distant celestial bodies in the solar system can not only increase our understanding of the universe, but also promote the progress of science and technology, laying the foundation for future deep space exploration.
Although a landing on Pluto is currently unlikely, with the continuous advancement of technology, there may be more advanced technologies and methods in the future that will allow humans to achieve the goal of landing and exploring Pluto.
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