NASA Shares Image Of Icy 'Spider' On Pluto
- 8 years ago
NASA announced the recent discovery of a massive, spider-shaped feature on Pluto’s surface that is unlike any other known to exist there to date.
The more scientists learn about Pluto, the more fascinating the dwarf planet becomes.
NASA announced the recent discovery of a massive, spider-shaped feature on the celestial orb’s surface that is unlike any other known to exist there to date.
It is comprised of no less than 6 fractures, the longest of which measures an astounding 360 miles long.
The smallest stretches about 60 miles in an east-west direction.
Beneath them lies some sort of reddish deposit.
Their cause is believed to be a locus of stress existing in the crust below the area where the fractures come together.
The more scientists learn about Pluto, the more fascinating the dwarf planet becomes.
NASA announced the recent discovery of a massive, spider-shaped feature on the celestial orb’s surface that is unlike any other known to exist there to date.
It is comprised of no less than 6 fractures, the longest of which measures an astounding 360 miles long.
The smallest stretches about 60 miles in an east-west direction.
Beneath them lies some sort of reddish deposit.
Their cause is believed to be a locus of stress existing in the crust below the area where the fractures come together.