Maybe a simplistic view, but here is an explanation for the unusually smooth region.
If a comet strikes Pluto, the heat of the collision could melt the dirty ice of the comet which then could spread on the soil and quickly freeze.
Is that too simple?
Cheers,
Didier
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- Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Pluto from above Cthulhu Regio (2015 Sep 14)
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