Pluto Subsurface Ocean (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Pluto Subsurface Ocean

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This cutaway image of Pluto shows a section through the area of Sputnik Planitia, with dark blue representing a subsurface ocean and light blue for the frozen crust.

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Pam Engebretson

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