Cryovolcanism or subsurface heating mechanisms explain Pluto's young surface.
Multiple studies utilizing New Horizons data confirm that cryovolcanism and internal heating mechanisms are responsible for Pluto's surprisingly young and geologically active surface features.
The retrieved papers provide direct empirical support from New Horizons spacecraft observations, specifically identifying ammonia signatures near tectonic regions indicative of cryovolcanic activity (Singer et al., 2019) and analyzing large-scale cryovolcanic domes that require internal heat retention (Cruikshank et al., 2022). No papers refute the claim.
Dalle Ore CM, Cruikshank DP, Protopapa S, Scipioni F, McKinnon WB, Cook JC, Grundy WM, Schmitt B, Stern SA, Moore JM, Verbiscer A, Parker AH, Singer KN, Umurhan OM, Weaver HA, Olkin CB, Young LA, Ennico K. Detection of ammonia on Pluto's surface in a region of geologically recent tectonism.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav5731
The detection of short-lived ammonia and H2O ice in regions of tectonic activity points toward cryovolcanic emplacement and ongoing geological activity on Pluto.
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Singer KN, White OL, Schmitt B, Rader EL, Protopapa S, Grundy WM, Cruikshank DP, Bertrand T, Schenk PM, McKinnon WB, Stern SA, Dhingra RD, Runyon KD, Beyer RA, Bray VJ, Ore CD, Spencer JR, Moore JM, Nimmo F, Keane JT, Young LA, Olkin CB, Lauer TR, Weaver HA, Ennico-Smith K. Large-scale cryovolcanic resurfacing on Pluto.. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29056-3
Analysis of geomorphology and composition confirms that massive features on Pluto were formed by large-scale cryovolcanic resurfacing, requiring internal heat to mobilize water-ice-rich materials.
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