Pluto's Moon Charon Had Its Own, Icy Plate Tectonics

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 - 13:31 in Earth & Climate

Pluto's largest moon, Charon, had a process like Earth's plate tectonics beneath its surface, driven by a freezing ice core that expanded and cracked the little world's crust.

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