This is pretty neat.

Madcat · #1 (**permalink**) 07-October-2003, 07:13 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3052467.stm

What do you think? Anyone have a SWAG about what could cause this?

(I'll tell you what I think right now: There's a perfectly rational explanation for this. But still this is BIZZARE! )

SeanF · #2 (**permalink**) 07-October-2003, 07:34 PM

Hmm . . . did ya read the whole thing?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Website

The researchers think that thermal lag is the explanation. Pluto will inevitably get colder as it moves away from the Sun, but there might be a delay to heat accumulated when closest to the Sun.

There's your SWAG.

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