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To: Boogieman
Looks almost like dunes, but it can’t be because lack of atmosphere/moisture.... Volcanic or seismic related features I guess.

Like with many planets, moons, and large asteroids, covered with craters, the surface likely has a lot of loose material on it (sand, etc) from it being pulverized by impacts. A top surface layer of loose, unconsolidated material is known as regolith:

rocks weather they form what is known as regolith which

But, assuming for the time that it is sand, what caused the apparent "ripples" in it on Pluto?

12 posted on 09/25/2015 1:21:43 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

Shockwaves from impacts maybe?

Even if there is no seismic activity native to the planet, a large impact would send waves out just like an earthquake...


13 posted on 09/25/2015 1:26:36 PM PDT by Boogieman
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