That ocean is fed by "rivers"—nitrogen glaciers that drop from the mountains surrounding Sputnik Planum—that carry the chunks of water ice that we now see dotting its surface. Nature, 2016.

Sputnik Planum The left lobe of Pluto’s heart shape is a broad, flat, icy region called Sputnik Planum. The images used in this composite picture were taken on July 14 from a distance of 50,000 ...

Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with a more than 3500 meters thick layer of ice in the Martian south polar region, has been photographed. The total amount of water ice contained at ...

Planum Boreum, Mars, 36,000 years from now . It's 36,000 years in the future, and there's something new in the sky. Human eyes can't quite see it.

Sputnik Planum's Mountainous Shores | Space Wallpaper. Wallpapers. By Space.com Staff published 4 January 2016 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum Date: May 13, 2010 Source: European Space Agency Summary: Deposits of volcanic ash color a new view of the Meridiani Planum, as seen by the Mars Express High ...

The planum temporale is a cortical region that forms the heart of “Wernicke’s area” in the cerebral cortex. For decades, Wernicke’s area has been considered the seat of language processing ...

Eryngium planum looks like a prop from the 1993 film “Coneheads.” I cared for the flowers as I would care for roses or lilies. I snipped the stems (stalks, ...

Promethei Planum, an area seasonally covered with a more than 3500 meters thick layer of ice in the martian south polar region, was the subject of the High Resolution Stereo Camera's focus Sept ...

A dune field formed by strong, seasonally refreshing winds covers the vast plains of Olympia Planum. The origin of the dune sands lies in a cliff, 1000 metres high in places, which consists of ...

Meridiani Planum extends 79 miles (127 kilometers) by 39 miles (63 kilometers) and covers an area of roughly 3,100 square miles (8,000 square km), which is about the size of Cyprus.