SOFIA Studies Pluto’s Atmosphere

Scientists onboard SOFIA watch data come in from Pluto’s atmosphere as SOFIA flies into the shadow the dwarf planet cast on Earth’s surface during an eclipse-like event called an occultation. (Left to right standing): Holger Jakob, Thomas Roellig, (unknown who is hunched over), Jürgen Wolf, Nicholas Veronico (Left to right seated): Enrico Pfüller, Manuel Wiedemann