It's almost like Pluto wants revenge for being demoted from the status of a planet. And it's doing that by basically turning out to be the most interesting object in the solar system. From emitting X-Rays to showing a young, geologically active surface Pluto has turned out to be nothing like what we envisioned before the New Horizon's probe passed by it in 2015. Now, another addition can be made to the long line of interesting discoveries made at Pluto: hints of a subsurface ocean.
Now, it's very early to speculate about what this ocean might be like and definitely a bit early for the 'does it harbor life' question. But this article is interesting because we can say that if the ocean exists it's probably because of a high ammonia content and may even be more of a gel than a liquid in consistency.
http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/solar-system/pluto-subsurface-ocean-possibly-support-primitive-life/
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