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Published on July 27, 2015 in New Horizons Data Hint at Underground OceanFull resolution ( × )
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New Horizons discovers flowing ices in Pluto’s heart-shaped feature. Swirl-shaped patterns of light and dark suggest that a surface layer of exotic ices has flowed around obstacles and into depressions, much like glaciers on Earth.
Credits: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI

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