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SUMMARY:Pluto: the next frontier for studies of condensed matter
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Helen Brand (Australian Synchrotron.)\nIn July this 
 year\, the NASA New Horizons spacecraft completed an historic flyby of the
  Plutonian system\, the first spacecraft to visit Pluto. The long-awaited 
 data from this mission will take months to be returned in full to Earth. H
 owever\, the wealth of data received so far\, although small in volume\, i
 s already providing amazing insights into the surface morphology and geoch
 emistry of Pluto and providing important clues into the inner workings of 
 this dwarf planet.\n\nNew Horizons is equipped with high resolution imagin
 g cameras as well as geochemical equipment to investigate surface and atmo
 spheric compositions. Using a combination of geological mapping\, geochemi
 cal data and other physical measurements\, planetary scientists aim to det
 ermine the processes that shape the interior and surface of Pluto and othe
 r outer solar system objects. \n\nIn situ studies of the materials found o
 n bodies within the outer solar system is an emerging area\, both for plan
 etary science and for research in Australia. The conditions of the icy sat
 ellites are simulated while data\, typically diffraction\, (X-ray or neutr
 on)\, or IR data\, is recorded. The observations and material properties o
 btained in these studies can then be used as a comparison to spacecraft da
 ta or an input to models of geological processes. \n\nThis contribution wi
 ll include a background introduction to the New Horizons mission\, an over
 view of the findings and data so far\, and a discussion of how structural 
 condensed matter studies\, particularly synchrotron and neutron studies\, 
 can unlock the processes that govern the outer solar system.\n\nhttps://ev
 ents01.synchrotron.org.au/event/19/contributions/520/
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