Another remote possibility is that its rotation is so slow as to be undetectable since measurements of its light curve began.
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 5:22 PM Axil Axil <[email protected] wrote: > > https://www.inverse.com/article/52048-ultima-thule-new-horizons-mission-nasa-light-curve > > > ultima thule has no light curve. The most likely explanation is that an > energy source is producing a dusty atmosphere. That energy source must be > LENR. > > > In a asteroid like body that is only 18 miles in diameter, it is too small > for the standard heat sources that are assumed to make a celestial body > geologically active. > > > For example, Pluto which is geologically active was assumed to produce > heat through the generation of ice as it solidifies over 4.6 billion years. > Such a claim is not possible when it comes to such a small body as Ultima > Thule happens to be. Other reasons that are given are also precluded > because of a small body size > > > We will know what is happening in a few more days. >
