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The DiSCo program, thanks to the James Webb telescope, identifies three types of TNOs whose chemical composition, linked to their origin in the protoplanetary disk, sheds light on the formation of planetesimals and the dynamic evolution of the primitive Solar System.
A study in which IAS participated has just revealed the presence of new molecules on the surface of Charon, Pluto's largest moon, thanks to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). While a NASA mission, New Horizons, had already mapped this moon in 2015, recent observations by JWST have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on its surface for the first time, enriching our understanding of its chemical composition.
