Pluto has landslides
New Horizons data has confirmed six landslides on Pluto, clustered around the edges of a smooth, light brown plain. The discovery helps scientists better understand the icy world’s geology. It’s a reminder that even in the far reaches of the solar system, nature keeps surprising us.
Newly discovered landslides on Pluto (shown in a 2015 photo from the New Horizons spacecraft) are clustered around the edges of Sputnik Planitia, the plain that looks smooth and light brown near the center of the image.
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