Newly Released Map Of Pluto Shows Features Shaped Like A Donut And A Whale

Geo Beats 2015-07-09

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NASA has released a map of Pluto’s surface and it includes two mysterious features, one shaped like a donut and the other a whale.

NASA has released a map of Pluto’s surface made from images recently taken by the New Horizons probe and it includes some quite mysterious features. 
Particularly notable is the lightened area shaped like a donut, and another which resembles a whale. 
NASA scientists believe ‘the donut’, as it's been named, could be the site of an impact crater or a volcano. 
They’re awaiting closer and sharper images before making an official declaration on what it is, but do know that it measures about 200 miles across. 
As for ‘the whale’, it’s a darkened area located along the former planet’s equator. 
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