And surprisingly enough, this region is roughly 2.5 miles lower in elevation than most of Plutos surface.
But its completely different.
At the time, scientists have discovered that Plutos icy heart makes wind blow.
Theres no other place in the solar system that has such an atmosphere, except perhaps Neptunes moon Triton.
Sputnik Planitia may be as important for Plutos climate as the ocean is for Earths climate, explained Bertrand.
Thats where the fun starts, said Asphaug.
Previous studies have suggested that Pluto could have a subsurface ocean.
Yet, newresearchshows something else.
What would help to distinguish between different hypotheses is more information about the subsurface of Pluto.
Theres a theory that Pluto might be made of a billion comets squashed together.
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