Pluto's polygons explained

Andrew J. Dombard and Sean O'Hara
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Andrew J. Dombard: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7059, USA.
Sean O'Hara: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7059, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7605, 40-41

Abstract: The Sputnik Planum basin of Pluto contains a sheet of nitrogen ice, the surface of which is divided into irregular polygons tens of kilometres across. Two studies reveal that vigorous convection causes these polygons. See Letters p.79 & 82

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1038/534040a

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