pomarede, A COSMIC ARROW PIERCED PLUTO'S HEART — IS IT STILL THERE BENEATH THE SURFACE?
A giant impact likely formed Pluto’s heart-shaped basin, Sputnik Planitia. A big chunk of the impactor’s core might still be buried under the ice.
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