Sputnik Planitia

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:standard
gptkbp:age less than 10 million years
gptkbp:centerCoordinates 25°N 175°E
gptkbp:composition methane ice
carbon monoxide ice
nitrogen ice
gptkbp:diameter ~1000 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:New_Horizons
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2015
gptkbp:hemisphere northern hemisphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sputnik Planitia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sputnik_1
gptkbp:notableFeature absence of impact craters
polygonal convection cells
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tombaugh_Regio
gptkbp:shape heart-shaped (part of Tombaugh Regio)
gptkbp:surface gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:surfaceProcess convection
glacial flow
sublimation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5