Space.com July 16, 2026 • 20:00

Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth - Space

By Keith Cooper

The great lengths that the debris rolled means that Pluto's landslides are among the most mobile in the solar system, a product of low gravity and low-friction icy rubble.

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Astronomers discover landslides on Pluto large enough to bury entire cities on Earth - Space

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