U of A scale model solar system adds Pluto's broken heart
As Pluto is finally added to the University of Arizona's scale model solar system, a new study suggests how the drawf planet's cold heart was originally broken.
Source: tucson.com
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A collision with something the size of Arizona could have formed half of Pluto's 'heart'
Simulations show that a slow, shallow impact formed the western half of Pluto's heart - and also shed light on the dwarf planet's interior.
Source: astronomy.com
Pluto's heart-shaped scar may offer clues to the frozen world's history
How Pluto's Sputnik Planitia formed remains unknown, but researchers have imagined a body about the size of Switzerland crashing into Pluto at a shallow angle.
Source: space.com
Pluto's heart-shaped basin might not hide an ocean after all
Planetary scientists propose an alternative theory to explain why Sputnik Planitia has stayed put across Pluto’s equator.
Source: sciencenews.org
Pluto's 'heart' is yet another bummer for the dwarf planet
New research on Pluto's mysterious heart scar not only explains how its feature came to pass, but suggests the world doesn't have an ocean.
Source: mashable.com