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Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals

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Pluto may have an ice-spewing 'supervolcano' the size of Yellowstone, New Horizons data reveals

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SpaceEnglish · 3 years ago

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Kiladze Caldera, formerly called Kiladze crater, may be a supervolcano that erupted fairly recently, spewing ice across the surface of Pluto.

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It blows my mind that New Horizons flew by years ago and sent so much data that scientists are still discovering new information regarding Pluto.

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