Huge Kuiper Belt discovery! With James Webb, astronomers were able to see that Eris and Makemake showed signs of geothermal activity. How exactly did that happen? Figuring out with Dr Christopher Glein, Lead Scientist at Southwest Research Institute.

Dr Christopher Glein
https://www.christopherglein.com/

Measurement of D/H and 13C/12C Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake: Evidence for Internal Activity
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05085

Moderate D/H Ratios in Methane Ice on Eris and Makemake as Evidence of Hydrothermal or Metamorphic Processes in Their Interiors: Geochemical Analysis
https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.05549

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00:00 Intro
01:10 JWST's images of Eris and Makemake
05:46 Unique flavours of methane
12:21 Findings
21:16 Implications for other worlds
24:45 What's next
26:21 Current obsessions
32:51 Final thoughts and more interviews


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