Collision Terrain.

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  • Author(s): Andrews, Robin George
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Jun2020, Vol. 322 Issue 6, p10-12. 3p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PLUTO (Dwarf planet); GLACIAL crevasses; SEISMIC waves; MUD mounds; JIGSAW puzzles
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Region that could be considered the dwarf planet's aesthetic highlights. Topics include examines that it manage to spot an area on the part of the globe exactly opposite Sputnik Planitia that looked like a jumbled jigsaw of crevasses, mounds and pits; and reports that simulations replicating that cataclysm, sent powerful seismic waves around and through Pluto, tearing up the surface on the opposite side.