NASA NTRS · 20170010331
Bladed Terrain on Pluto: Possible Origins and Evolution
Abstract
We conclude that Bladed Terrain on Pluto is a deposit of massive CH4, which preferentially precipitates at high elevations, and has since its initial formation, undergone episodes of sublimation erosion that has given this deposit its characteristic texture.
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Moore, J. M., Howard, A. D., Umurhan, O. M., White, O. L., Schenk, P. M., Beyer, R. A., Grundy, W. M., Young, L. A., Stern, S. A., Weaver, H. A., Olkin, C. B., Ennico, K.. 2017-09-17. Bladed Terrain on Pluto: Possible Origins and Evolution. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20170010331
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