Vulcan Planum
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Vulcan Planum is a vast, relatively smooth and geologically young plain on Pluto’s moon Charon, likely formed by cryovolcanic or tectonic resurfacing.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cryovolcanic plain
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plain ⓘ planetary geological feature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | extensional tectonics on Charon ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Mordor Macula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateReference | Charon coordinate system ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | New Horizons spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryMission | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | cryovolcanic flows on Charon ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | geologically young ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fractured terrain boundaries
ⓘ
low-relief surface ⓘ |
| imagedBy |
New Horizons LORRI camera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Horizons Ralph instrument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indicates | recent resurfacing on Charon ⓘ |
| likelyOrigin |
cryovolcanic resurfacing
ⓘ
tectonic resurfacing ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charon southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Mordor Macula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameApprovalYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| nameApprovedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vulcan (fictional planet in Star Trek) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedFrom | New Horizons flyby trajectory ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Pluto–Charon system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Charon geology ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Charon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceCharacter | relatively smooth ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition | water ice–rich crust ⓘ |
| surfaceMorphology |
broad plains
ⓘ
few large impact craters ⓘ |
| system | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.