Sputnik Planitia

E110985 UNEXPLORED

Sputnik Planitia is a vast, bright, heart-shaped nitrogen-ice plain on Pluto, notable for its smooth, crater-free surface and evidence of active glacial and convective processes.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Tombaugh Regio 1

Referenced by (2)

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Pluto → surfaceFeature → Sputnik Planitia ⓘ
Pluto → surfaceFeature → Sputnik Planitia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tombaugh Regio