Maynard-Casely and co-workers [IUCrJ (2020). 7, 844-851.] investigate two of Pluto's most abundant minerals with neutron diffraction. The new results will be key to understanding the geology of our distant neighbour and represent a significant advance in the emerging field of small-molecule geology.
Keywords: Pluto; methane; neutron diffraction; nitrogen; phase transitions.
© Christoph G. Salzmann et al. 2020.