Photos obtained in Earth these days have revealed a second mountain range on the border of Tombaugh Regio, the now famous heart-shaped structure. They were taken from a distance of 77,000 kilometers and show another mountain range. Sonio high relief, on average one to one and a half kilometers away from each other about 110 kilometers from Montes Norgay, the first mountain range appeared in the first images sent from New Horizons.
THE PLAIN GLACIALE
In addition to the mountains also plains, icy plains. This area would be in the vicinity of these peaks and was called Sputnik Planum, a glacial plain characterized by the presence of irregular polygons long about 20 kilometers bordered by shallow furrows, broken here and there by dark material and reliefs.
SPEAKS THE EXPERT TEAM
“The transition between the young icy plains to the east and the dark soil and dotted with craters west is very pronounced – said Jeff Moore Team New Horizons- The interaction between dark and light materials is very complex and still under large study. “
A NEW MEETING TODAY
Meanwhile, team members of New Horizons NASA will hold a scientific update this afternoon to reveal new images and discuss the latest scientific results from the historic July 14, the fly-by of the probe through the Pluto system.
The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA, located in Washington and can be followed on the website of NASA Television. Participate: Jim Green, director of the Planetary Science; Alan Stern, New Horizons principal investigator at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado; Michael Summers, New Horizons co-investigator at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia; William McKinnon, New Horizons co-investigator at Washington University in St. Louis and Cathy Olkin, New Horizons deputy project scientist at SwRI.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 19:29 – Last Updated: 22:33
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