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To: Taro who wrote (345882)8/6/2007 3:21:13 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1587621
 
The heating is more likely to be some indigenous source. I doubt the sun heats Pluto any more than a campfire a mile away would heat YOU. I know you guys are fact-resistant, but really..



To: Taro who wrote (345882)8/6/2007 3:22:15 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1587621
 
"Now are we both pretty sure that the temperature on Pluto is higher than zero K?"

Yes.

"The impact of the distant sun may not be big but rest assured that it heats up Pluto by a few degrees."

That is true. But, since the solar output hasn't changed since at least the mid-70s when we started to put up satellites to measure such things, claiming that the output has changed is a non-starter.

en.wikipedia.org


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