New Horizons data portrays a geologically active world on the fringes of the Solar System.
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Witze, A. Pluto's vast icy plains and gentle hills emerge in new images. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.18013
