These names appear on the future map of Pluto.
Published the first names of topographic features on Pluto. The list approved by the International astronomical Union.
Before the list of names suggested in the research of New Horizons. As told in the leadership of the organization, the names chosen and approved by the Union, are considered a sign of respect to address people and the missions that paved the way for a historic journey to Pluto, the farthest world that people learn.
The first map came Kleij tombo, who is considered the discoverer of the planet, whose name is the region that includes grief and her “heart”. The largest lowlands and plains have received their names in honor of the American space probe “Voyager”, the Soviet “Sputnik” and the Japanese “Hayabusa”. They are located in the southern and Northern hemispheres of Pluto.
The names were chosen through online voting. It was attended by both astronomers and even ordinary users “webs”.
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