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==Young ice on Charon==
==Young ice on Charon==
There seems to be conclusive evidence for young ice on Charon. Jason Cook of Arizona State University and his team of scientists have studied an icy coating on Charon, one of three moons orbiting Pluto. These researchers have found that the ice has crystalline structures, indicating that it has not been there for millions of years. Cosmic radiation from the Sun would break down the crystalline structures, so the ice must be younger that 100,000 years old.<ref><http://www.gemini.edu/icemachine></ref>
There seems to be conclusive evidence for young ice on Charon. Jason Cook of Arizona State University and his team of scientists have studied an icy coating on Charon, one of three moons orbiting Pluto. These researchers have found that the ice has crystalline structures, indicating that it has not been there for millions of years. Cosmic radiation from the Sun would break down the crystalline structures, so the ice must be younger than 100,000 years old.<ref><http://www.gemini.edu/icemachine></ref>
There are two possible explanations for this observation. Either the ice was there at the time Charon was formed and the moon is less than 100,000 years old or the ice was formed by a more recent process and gives no indication of its age.
There are two possible explanations for this observation. Either the ice was there at the time Charon was formed and the moon is less than 100,000 years old, or the ice was formed by a more recent process and gives no indication of its age.
In order to fit the most widely believed evolutionary cosmologies, these researchers must justify the existence of young ice by theorizing a recent process. They propose that there is cryovolcanism over practically all the three million square mile surface of Charon.
In order to fit the most widely believed evolutionary cosmologies, these researchers must justify the existence of young ice by theorizing a recent process. They propose that there is cryovolcanism over practically all the three million square mile surface of Charon.