USRA scientists' work featured in Eos, the Science News Magazine of AGU

Columbia, MD--February 2, 2022.  Pat McGovern's research, along with that of his colleagues Oliver White and Paul Schenk at USRA /LPI was featured in Eos, the science news magazine of the American Geophysical Union. The article  entitled  “Clues to Pluto's History Lie in its Faults” shows how studying the geological features on Pluto's surface can illuminate ancient history of how the dwarf planet formed. It summarizes the researchers' approach and key findings. Here is the link: https://eos.org/research-spotlights/clues-to-plutos-history-lie-in-its-faults

Hemispheric projection of Pluto's topography centered on the Sputnik Planitia (SP) impact basin, with colored lines showing the various tectonic fault systems mapped in the paper by McGovern et al. (2021). The white circular grid shows distance from the center of SP in 200 km increments. Credit: Pat McGovern/USRA/LPI