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Strange ‘floating hills’ on Pluto

970 views · Published 4 February 2016 · 4:55 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: Healing Frequencies · 2016 · Entertainment

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What are the strange ‘floating hills’ on Pluto? New image reveals mysterious 'extraterrestrial icebergs' several miles wide
The floating hills are found in the vast ice plain informally named Sputnik Planum within Pluto’s ‘heart' 
They are likely miniature versions of the larger, jumbled mountains found in Sputnik's western region
Follows news last week that Pluto may be covered in a lot more water ice than astronomers first thought.

Hills of water ice could be ‘floating’ in a sea of frozen nitrogen on Pluto, moving over time like icebergs in Earth’s Arctic Ocean

These hills, which can be seen in the latest images studied by the New Horizons team, are believed to measure one to several miles across. 

They are found in the vast ice plain informally named Sputnik Planum within Pluto’s ‘heart' and are likely miniature versions of the larger, jumbled mountains on the region’s western border.

Their discovery follows news last week that Pluto may be covered in a lot more water ice than astronomers previously thought, which could boost the chances for finding a liquid sea and alien life.

Hills of water ice on Pluto ‘float’ in a sea of frozen nitrogen and move over time like icebergs in Earth’s Arctic Ocean. This shows the inset in context next to a larger view. The resolution is about 1050ft (320 meters) per pixel and 300 miles (almost 500km) long and 210 miles (340km) wide. It was taken 9,950 miles (16,000km) from Pluto, 12 minutes before New Horizons’ closest approach to Pluto on July 14.

‘Chains’ of the drifting hills are formed along the flow paths of the glaciers.

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