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BYU Planetary Scientist Finds Earthly Features On Pluto

NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute
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Planetary scientist Jani Radebaugh was looking at pictures of Pluto's surface a few years ago and realized the images were remarkably similar to the features found in California's Death Valley. Radebaugh determined Pluto has sandy dunes, much like those found in the deserts on Earth. She joins us to talk about this discovery and what it means for planetary exploration in the future.

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