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词条 Tombaugh Regio
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  1. Description

  2. Naming

  3. Gallery

  4. See also

  5. Notes

  6. References

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Tombaugh Regio ({{IPAc-en|'|t|Q|m|b|aU|_|'|r|E|dZ|i|oU}}),[2] nicknamed The Heart after its shape,[3][4][5] is the largest bright surface feature of the dwarf planet Pluto.[6][7][8] It is just north of the equator, to the northeast of Cthulhu Macula and to the northwest of Krun Macula, which are both dark features.[9] Its western lobe, a 1000 km-wide plain of nitrogen and other ices lying within a basin, is named Sputnik Planitia.[10][11] The eastern lobe consists of high-albedo uplands thought to be coated by nitrogen transported through the atmosphere from Sputnik Planitia, and then deposited as ice. Some of this nitrogen ice then returns to Sputnik Planitia via glacial flow. It is named after Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto.

Description

Tombaugh Regio is a large, light-colored region about {{convert|990|mi|km|disp=flip|abbr=on}} across.[12] The two lobes of the feature are geologically distinct. The western lobe, Sputnik Planitia, is smoother than the eastern, and they are of slightly different colors.[13] Early speculation was that the western lobe may be a large impact crater filled with nitrogen snow. Bright spots within the region were initially speculated to be mountain peaks.[14] Photos, released on 15 July 2015, revealed {{convert|11,000|ft|m|abbr=on|disp=flip}} mountains made of water ice in the feature; they also showed no craters in this same region.[15] Subsequent data indicated that the center of Sputnik Planitia is rich in nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane ices, and that features near the edges of the region show evidence of ice flow such as glaciers, and light material overlying the darker material at the eastern edge of Cthulhu Macula.[16] The surface of Sputnik Planitia is divided into polygonal convection cells[17] and is less than 10 million years old, indicating that Pluto is geologically active.[18]

The feature had been identified as a bright spot for six decades prior to the New Horizons flyby, although it was impossible to image it with enough resolution to determine its shape. Over these six decades the spot had been observed to be dimming.[19]

Naming

Tombaugh Regio was first identified in the initial image of Pluto returned after the New Horizons probe recovered from an anomaly that temporarily sent it into safe mode. NASA initially referred to it as a "heart" in reference to its overall shape.[20] On 15 July 2015, the region was provisionally named "Tombaugh Regio" by the New Horizons team in honor of astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto, regio being Latin for 'region'.[21] On 7 September 2017, the name was officially approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), together with names for 13 other surface features on Pluto.[22]

Some people find the feature also resembles the Disney character Pluto, an animated non-anthropomorphic dog which shares the name of the dwarf planet.[23][24][25] The Walt Disney Company acknowledged this perceived likeness in a short animation.[23][26]

Gallery

{{Gallery |align=center |width=225
|File:Pluto-map-hs-2010-06-c180.jpg|
A 2010 map of Pluto reconstructed from Hubble Space Telescope data. Although it had not yet been named or identified as a distinct feature, Tombaugh Regio is discernible.

|File:NH-071315-PlutoCharon-FalseColorComposite-20150713.jpg|
The two northern lobes of Tombaugh Regio can be seen to have different compositions in this false-color image
(13{{nbsp}}July 2015).

|File:NH-Pluto-FrozenCarbonMonoxide-20150714.jpg|
Carbon monoxide ice on Pluto (green) is concentrated in Sputnik Planitia.
(14 July 2015).

}}{{Gallery |align=center |width=225
|File:PIA19936 - Sputnik Planum region on Pluto.jpg|Mosaic of left lobe of Tombaugh Regio, showing the young plain Sputnik Planitia plus mountains to the south (Norgay Montes) and southwest (Hillary Montes), near the east margin of the older, dark cratered terrain of Cthulhu Macula.
|File:Global-LORRI-PlutoMosaic-TrueColor-Hillary-Norgay-20150714.jpg|
Pluto – location of Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes
(context; 14{{nbsp}}July 2015).

|File:NH-Pluto-SputnikPlanum-HillaryMontes-NorgayMontes-20150714.jpg|
Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes
(14{{nbsp}}July 2015).[27]

}}{{Gallery|align=center |width=300
|File:Troughs in Sputnik Planum by LORRI - crop of PIA19936.jpg|
Close-up photograph (context) showing polygonal convection cells in the nitrogen ice of Sputnik Planitia, the western lobe of Tombaugh Regio
(14{{nbsp}}July 2015).

|File:Nh-3flow-detail-annotated-9-17-15.jpg|Glaciers return nitrogen ice from the eastern, upland, lobe of Tombaugh Regio through valleys into Sputnik Planitia on the west (context); red arrows show valley widths, blue arrows an apparent flow front on the planitia
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|File:PlutoMapFeatures-Updated-20150727a.jpg|
Pluto - map features
(context; 14 July 2015).

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|File:Nh-pluto-map.jpg|
Pluto - Tombaugh Regio is prominent near the center of this map, which also gives coordinates.
The source of this map is the New Horizons website.

}}

See also

{{portal|Solar System}}
  • Geography of Pluto
  • List of geological features on Pluto

Notes

1. ^citation
2. ^Also {{IPAc-en|'|t|Q|m|b|O:}}
3. ^[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/14/new-data-reveals-that-plutos-heart-is-broken/ New data reveals that Pluto's heart is broken]. Washington Post. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
4. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/summer-of-science-2015/latest/nasa-pluto-image-release Coming today: a close-up of Pluto's heart]. New York Times. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
5. ^[https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-spacecraft-displays-pluto-s-big-heart-0 New Horizons spacecraft displays Pluto's big heart]. NASA.gov. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
6. ^{{cite web|last1=O'Kane|first1=Sean|title=This is the first high resolution image of Pluto's surface|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/7/15/8972271/nasa-new-horizons-new-pluto-image|website=The Verge|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=15 July 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Coldewey|first1=Devin|title=Latest New Horizons Photo Shows Close-Up of Pluto's Young Mountains|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/pluto-photo-n392691|website=NBC News|publisher=Comcast|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=15 July 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=The New York Times|title=New Horizons Reveals Ice Mountains on Pluto|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/15/science/space/new-horizons-pluto-flyby-photos.html?_r=1|website=The New York Times|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=15 July 2015}}
9. ^{{Cite web |title = Places on Pluto are Being Named for Your Darkest Imaginings |url = http://space.io9.com/places-on-pluto-are-being-named-for-your-darkest-imagin-1717825166 |accessdate = 23 July 2015 |first = Mika|last = McKinnon}}
10. ^{{Cite web |title = New Horizons Discovers Flowing Ices on Pluto |url = http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-discovers-flowing-ices-on-pluto |accessdate = 25 July 2015 |publisher = NASA}}
11. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/12211538-pluto-updates-from-agu.html | title = Pluto updates from AGU and DPS: Pretty pictures from a confusing world | last = Lakdawalla | first = Emily | author-link=Emily Lakdawalla | date =2015-12-21 | publisher = The Planetary Society | access-date = 2016-01-24}}
12. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Feltman|first1=Rachel|title=New map of Pluto reveals a ‘whale’ and a ‘donut’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/08/new-map-of-pluto-reveals-a-whale-and-a-donut/|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=14 July 2015|date=8 July 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Feltman|first1=Rachel|title=New data reveals that Pluto’s heart is broken|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/14/new-data-reveals-that-plutos-heart-is-broken/|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=14 July 2015|date=14 July 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Achenbach|first1=Joel|title=New Horizons reaches Pluto, sees complex terrain with ‘great mounds’|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-horizons-finally-makes-it-to-pluto-sees-craters-and-great-mounds/2015/07/14/9bcb0f04-2a1f-11e5-bd33-395c05608059_story.html|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=14 July 2015|date=14 July 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web|last1=Orwig|first1=Jessica|title=The first insanely close-up photos of Pluto reveal water on its surface|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/the-first-insanely-close-up-photos-of-pluto-reveal-water-on-its-surface-2015-7|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=15 July 2015}}
16. ^{{Cite web |title = New Horizons Discovers Flowing Ices on Pluto |url = http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-discovers-flowing-ices-on-pluto |accessdate = 25 July 2015 |publisher = NASA}}
17. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/12211538-pluto-updates-from-agu.html | title = Pluto updates from AGU and DPS: Pretty pictures from a confusing world | last = Lakdawalla | first = Emily | author-link=Emily Lakdawalla | date =2015-12-21 | publisher = The Planetary Society | access-date = 2016-01-24}}
18. ^{{cite journal|last1=Marchis|first1=F.|last2=Trilling|first2=D. E.|title=The Surface Age of Sputnik Planum, Pluto, Must Be Less than 10 Million Years|journal=PLOS ONE|volume= 11|issue=1|date= 2016-01-20|pages= e0147386|doi= 10.1371/journal.pone.0147386|arxiv = 1601.02833 |bibcode = 2016PLoSO..1147386T|pmid=26790001|pmc=4720356}}
19. ^{{cite web|first1=Christopher |last1=Crockett |title=Mission to Pluto: Live coverage: Sitting and speculating|url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mission-pluto-live-coverage#heart|publisher=Science News|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=14 July 2015}}
20. ^{{cite web|title=NASA’s New Horizons: A “Heart” from Pluto as Flyby Begins|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-new-horizons-a-heart-from-pluto-as-flyby-begins|publisher=NASA|accessdate=15 July 2015|date=8 July 2015}}
21. ^{{cite web |title=Pluto and Charon Dazzle with Diversity |author=Kelly Beatty |publisher=Popular Mechanics |year=2015 |accessdate=16 July 2015 |url=http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/pluto-and-charon-dazzle-with-diversity-07162015/}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-features-given-first-official-names|title=Pluto Features Given First Official Names|publisher=NASA|date=7 September 2017}}
23. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/7/14/pluto_flyby_heart_or_dog.html|title=Does Pluto's bright spot look more like a heart or the Disney dog?|publisher=Bay News 9|first=Mike|last=Westfall|date=14 July 2015|accessdate=16 July 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716130338/http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/on-the-town/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/7/14/pluto_flyby_heart_or_dog.html|archivedate=16 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/horizons-pluto-meme-treatment/story?id=32447208|title=New Horizons Space Probe: Pluto Gets the Meme Treatment|publisher=ABC News|first=Alyssa|last=Newcomb|date=14 July 2015|accessdate=16 July 2015}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/33535721/the-best-pluto-memes-well-done-internet|title=The best Pluto memes. Well done, internet|publisher=BBC|date=15 July 2015|accessdate=16 July 2015}}
26. ^{{cite tweet |author= Disney |user= Disney|number= 621040374744752130 |date= 14 July 2015 |title= Oh, boy! There's no pup more stellar than Pluto. |access-date= 16 July 2015 }}
27. ^{{cite web |last=Gipson |first=Lillian |title=New Horizons Discovers Flowing Ices on Pluto |url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-discovers-flowing-ices-on-pluto |date=24 July 2015 |work=NASA |accessdate=24 July 2015 }}

References

  • {{Commonscat-inline|Tombaugh Regio}}
{{reflist|30em}}{{Pluto}}

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