Scientists finally understand Pluto’s ice towers | International News Live Blog

Scientists finally understand Pluto’s ice towers | International News Live Blog

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Cold, dark, distant Pluto is home to giant ice ridges, and now scientists are closer to understanding how they formed— and they think it was through a process that creates similar, smaller formations on Earth. The erosion-formed features on Pluto are called penitentes, and rise over 1,600 feet tall– that’s … http://internationalnewslive.com/scientists-finally-understand-plutos-ice-towers/