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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
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Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
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Nasa's New Horizons Spots Methane on Pluto's Snowcapped Peaks
The new images reveal a mountain range located in southeast Cthulhu that is 420km long.
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Methane Snow Discovered On Pluto's Peaks: NASA
NASA's New Horizons team has discovered a chain of exotic methane snowcapped mountains stretching across a dark expanse on Pluto.
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NASA Probe Beams Sharpest Ever Images of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back some of the sharpest images of Pluto, showing a wide variety of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains, which may be the best close-ups of the icy-dwarf planet that humans could see for decades.
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New Horizons Returns Pluto's Sharpest Images Ever
The pictures provide a glimpse of the cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains on Pluto and the best close-ups of the mysterious system that humans may see for decades.
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New Horizons Returns Pluto's Sharpest Images Ever
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the sharpest images ever of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains on Pluto and the best close-ups of the mysterious system that humans may see for decades.
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Mountains on Pluto Believed to be Ice Volcanoes, Scientists Say
Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant world has been so geologically active, according to research presented on Monday.
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First New Horizons Paper Reveals 'Fascinating' Pluto
Pluto is a "fascinating" world with a diverse range of landforms such as smooth plains, ice mountains and bladelike ridges, according to the first research paper from a flyby of the dwarf planet in July.
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Pluto Resembles Earth in New Spectacular Images
A near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto's horizon covering 1,250 km area has left scientists stunned as it has a familiar arctic look like we see on Earth.
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Supervolcano Discovered On Pluto, Could Be Evidence Of Subsurface Ocean
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of Pluto, revealing a 44-kilometer-wide crater that displays indications of recent volcanic activity.
-
Pluto Mountains Named After Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary
Two mountain ranges on Pluto have been named after Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary respectively by the International Astronomical Union, which for the first time, has officially approved the naming of 14 features on the icy dwarf planet.
-
Nasa's New Horizons Spots Methane on Pluto's Snowcapped Peaks
The new images reveal a mountain range located in southeast Cthulhu that is 420km long.
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Methane Snow Discovered On Pluto's Peaks: NASA
NASA's New Horizons team has discovered a chain of exotic methane snowcapped mountains stretching across a dark expanse on Pluto.
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NASA Probe Beams Sharpest Ever Images of Pluto
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has sent back some of the sharpest images of Pluto, showing a wide variety of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains, which may be the best close-ups of the icy-dwarf planet that humans could see for decades.
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New Horizons Returns Pluto's Sharpest Images Ever
The pictures provide a glimpse of the cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains on Pluto and the best close-ups of the mysterious system that humans may see for decades.
-
New Horizons Returns Pluto's Sharpest Images Ever
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the sharpest images ever of cratered, mountainous and glacial terrains on Pluto and the best close-ups of the mysterious system that humans may see for decades.
-
Mountains on Pluto Believed to be Ice Volcanoes, Scientists Say
Scientists have discovered what appear to be ice-spewing volcanoes on the surface of Pluto, raising questions about how the tiny, distant world has been so geologically active, according to research presented on Monday.
-
First New Horizons Paper Reveals 'Fascinating' Pluto
Pluto is a "fascinating" world with a diverse range of landforms such as smooth plains, ice mountains and bladelike ridges, according to the first research paper from a flyby of the dwarf planet in July.
-
Pluto Resembles Earth in New Spectacular Images
A near-sunset view of the rugged, icy mountains and flat ice plains extending to Pluto's horizon covering 1,250 km area has left scientists stunned as it has a familiar arctic look like we see on Earth.
