Sputnik Planitia
Translingual
Etymology
From being a low plain in a basin (a planitia; from Latin planitia). named after the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1. From Russian спу́тник (spútnik).
Proper noun
Sputnik Planitia
- A plain in Tombaugh Regio, Pluto, Solar System, the western lobe of the Heart of Pluto.
Synonyms
- Sputnik Planum (former name)
Further reading
Sputnik Planitia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia