The Mysterious Ridges Near Pluto's Heart
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Astronomers may have figured out some cool geology on Pluto, and Barnard's star is back in the running for having a planet!
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Sources:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-018-0592-z
https://www.nasa.gov/content/washboard-and-fluted-terrains-on-pluto-as-evidence-for-ancient-glaciation
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-features-given-first-official-names
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Images:
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-features-given-first-official-names
https://www.nasa.gov/content/washboard-and-fluted-terrains-on-pluto-as-evidence-for-ancient-glaciation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alpha,_Beta_and_Proxima_Centauri_(1).jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RedDwarfPlanet.jpg
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