Sentences with phrase «icy plains»

«Sputnik Planum» region is a vast stretch of icy plains whose surface is broken into cell - like polygon blocks by snaking troughs

Not far from a range of giant ice mountains on Pluto lies a vast stretch of icy plains whose surface is broken into cell - like blocks by snaking troughs, new photos by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft reveal.

When the New Horizons probe zipped past Pluto last July, it spotted weird, kilometers - wide polygonal features (lower right of image above) within a broad icy plain dubbed Sputnik Planum.

Developed by tech start - up Carbon Engineering and partly funded by Bill Gates, the system will essentially do the job of trees, but in places unable to host them, such as icy plains and deserts.

Today, those working with NASA's Phoenix lander, which touched down on the icy plains of polar Mars 10 weeks ago, had to perform a slightly less exciting task: They dropped everything to make a «nonannouncement,» as one NASA official put it, and put to rest rumors that they had such signs.

Other data have shown the icy plains are predominantly made of nitrogen but also include carbon monoxide and methane, all of which are soft enough to flow at Pluto's frigid 37 K -LRB--- 236 °C).

Stunning new panorama of Pluto backlit by the Sun, showing the icy plains, rugged mountains, and hazes in the atmosphere.

From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage... and to bring home the man who made them a family.

Frequently used as sled dogs, the Husky was often the leader of the group, guiding his pack across the icy plains and around dangers the musher couldn't see.

This far west, if you sail due south the first land mass you reach is Antarctica and I swear the bitter wind blowing was straight off the icy plains.

The selection encompasses mountains, deserts, icy plains, and forests alike, capturing the majesty of crashing waves and towering peaks as well as the humble beauty of mottled stones and tangled twigs.