Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Hosts Alien Life?
Pluto, like the Earth, has its own ocean. And since science believes that bodies of water are one of the major factors to sustain life. Could Pluto be hiding alien life without humans ever knowing?
The planet's famous "icy heart," also known as the Sputnik Planitia, is considered an ocean and although it may possibly harbor life, it wouldn't be advisable to humans, Phys.org's report suggests. Pluto's ocean contains an overwhelming amount of antifreeze. Ammonia is a substance not capable of maintaining lives as that of Earth's creatures.
This dwarf planet is observed to have a "slushy" ice-capped ocean, reports The Business Insider. It is because of the chemicals that it contains such as alcohols, hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, oxygen, and other complex molecules.
Although it may be automatically deadly for humans, scientists from NASA and other research arms are still digging deep on what may be inhabiting the "slushy" ocean and could it really be able to harbor other life.
Life is complex and unpredictable. According to IFL Science, a professor from the University of Washington, William McKinnon, insists on believing that although it cannot be feasible for human life, still, the ice-capped oceans in Pluto contains microorganisms that would eventually lead to further complex creatures.
Meanwhile, earlier reports suggest that the Sputnik Planitia was not caused by a massive, hard asteroid impact but was formed naturally. The heavy ice above Pluto's surface has pushed it downwards and eventually formed into a heart-shaped crater.
