Charon’s Far Side Geomorphology

New Horizons images of the illuminated nonencounter hemisphere (far side) of Charon display geomorphic features that are consistent with features observed in the highest-resolution images of the encounter hemisphere. Scarps, ridges, craters, and one area of smooth plains are identified. These featur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The planetary science journal 2021-08, Vol.2 (4), p.141
Hauptverfasser:	Beyer, Ross A., Robbins, Stuart J., Beddingfield, Chloe, Bierson, Carver J., Ennico, Kimberly, Lauer, Tod R., McKinnon, William B., Moore, Jeffrey M., Runyon, Kirby, Olkin, Catherine B., Schenk, Paul M., Singer, Kelsi N., Spencer, John R., Stern, S. Alan, Weaver, Harold A., Young, Leslie A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Dwarf planets Flyby missions Kuiper belt Plutonian satellites Remote sensing Space vehicle instruments Surface processes
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Zusammenfassung:	New Horizons images of the illuminated nonencounter hemisphere (far side) of Charon display geomorphic features that are consistent with features observed in the highest-resolution images of the encounter hemisphere. Scarps, ridges, craters, and one area of smooth plains are identified. These features support previous hypotheses of global expansion and large-scale faulting across this icy world.
ISSN:	2632-3338 2632-3338
DOI:	10.3847/PSJ/ac09e9