Pluto's Hidden Landslides Reframe Its Icy Landscape
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Researchers reexamining data from NASA’s New Horizons flyby have identified six massive landslides inside Pluto’s craters, marking the dwarf planet’s first confirmed mass-wasting events. The largest slide spans about 50 square miles (130 square kilometers), with others rising roughly 1,200–1,500 meters, suggesting gravity-driven reshaping of Pluto’s icy terrain and hinting at more landslides that future missions could uncover.
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