pomarede, 1 month ago to Astronomy A COSMIC ARROW PIERCED PLUTO'S HEART — IS IT STILL THERE BENEATH THE SURFACE? A giant impact likely formed Pluto’s heart-shaped basin, Sputnik Planitia. A big chunk of the impactor’s core might still be buried under the ice. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-cosmic-arrow-pierced-plutos-heart-is-it-still-there/ #Pluto #SputnikPlanitia #TombaughRegio #Heart #impactor #Astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #planet #planets #science #research #STEM #NASA #NewHorizons #spacecraft #geology #news image/jpeg
A COSMIC ARROW PIERCED PLUTO'S HEART — IS IT STILL THERE BENEATH THE SURFACE?
A giant impact likely formed Pluto’s heart-shaped basin, Sputnik Planitia. A big chunk of the impactor’s core might still be buried under the ice. https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/a-cosmic-arrow-pierced-plutos-heart-is-it-still-there/
#Pluto #SputnikPlanitia #TombaughRegio #Heart #impactor #Astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #space #planet #planets #science #research #STEM #NASA #NewHorizons #spacecraft #geology #news
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pomarede, 6 months ago to space #TBThursday Soaring over Pluto, July 2015 © NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute/Lunar and Planetary Institute Full video and details: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21863 #NewHorizons #spacecraft #nasa #space #pluto #solarsystem #flyover #video #movie #pictures #sputnik #sputnikplanitia #plain #highlands #cthulhu #cthulhumacula #mountains #voyager #terra #voyagerterra #pioneerterra #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #science #research #exploration video/mp4
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Soaring over Pluto, July 2015
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Full video and details: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21863
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