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

1. 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