Answer · 1I/'Oumuamua
Nitrogen ice, a surface fragment of a Pluto-like body.
Nitrogen ice, a surface fragment of a Pluto-like body.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- A high albedo; ejection 0.4-0.5 billion years ago from a young system.
What would rule it out
- An agreed mass budget showing too few fragments, or an analogue with a dark surface and nitrogen absent.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyAn ordinary comet-like planetesimal of water ice and dust under an insulating organic crust (with or without…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Nitrogen ice, a surface fragment of a Pluto-like body. [Answer ANS0CSKCB4A3EJ7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKCB4A3EJ7
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title = {Nitrogen ice, a surface fragment of a Pluto-like body.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CSKCB4A3EJ7},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKCB4A3EJ7}
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