Sputnik Planitia
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From being a low plain in a basin (a planitia; from Latin planitia). named after the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. From Russian спу́тник (spútnik).
Proper noun
[edit]- A plain in Tombaugh Regio, Pluto, Solar System, the western lobe of the Heart of Pluto.
Synonyms
[edit]- Sputnik Planum (former name)
Further reading
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Sputnik Planitia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
