Naming Features On Pluto And Charon
(lower) This image contains the initial, informal names being used by the New Horizons team for the features on Pluto’s Sputnik Planum (plain). Names were selected based on input the team received from a public naming campaign. Names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
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Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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Naming Features On Pluto And Charon
(lower) This image contains the initial, informal names being used by the New Horizons team for the features on Pluto’s Sputnik Planum (plain). Names were selected based on input the team received from a public naming campaign. Names have not yet been approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
Read more ~ Colorado Space News
Image Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute