The rapid formation of Sputnik Planitia early in Pluto’s history

Douglas P. Hamilton (), S. A. Stern, J. M. Moore and L. A. Young
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Douglas P. Hamilton: University of Maryland, College Park
S. A. Stern: SWRI, Boulder
J. M. Moore: NASA Ames, Mountain View
L. A. Young: SWRI, Boulder

Nature, 2016, vol. 540, issue 7631, 97-99

Abstract: Modelling suggests that the icy region on Pluto known as Sputnik Planitia formed shortly after Charon did and has since been stable, with its latitude corresponding to a minimum in annual solar illumination and its longitude determined by tidal forces from Charon.

Date: 2016
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