
Eris, the very biggest dwarf planet beyond Planet Neptune, is now at its furthest point from the Sun. At this distance Eris never gets very much sun light & any heating of Plutoid would be at a very minimum. However, the 2 recent observations of Eris 've shown a drastic and sudden change in the body's surface composition. Analysis of Spectroscopic suggests that frozen nitrogen has dramatically varied during the 2 years Eris had been at this furthest point in its orbit from the Sun. We can call this as very unexpected, there should have been a small change in nitrogen concentration at this point in its 556 year orbit..........

The researchers deduced from the comparison of the old data of 2005//2007? Lines of spectroscopic methane lines ve become diluted by a very high increased quantity of nitrogen. The 2005 results showed a more higher concentration of nitrogen near the surface, at the same time the 2007 results show a higher concentration below the surface. For a dwarf planet like Eris to demonstrate a very high rapid change in surface composition shall appear to show very high dynamic process is at work.
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