Lowell Regio

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Feature typeRegion
LocationPluto
DiscovererNew Horizons
Lowell Regio
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New Horizons image of Pluto, with Lowell Regio and Pluto’s north pole at the top of the image
Feature typeRegion
LocationPluto
DiscovererNew Horizons
NamingPercival Lowell

Lowell Regio /ˈləl ˈri/ is a region on the dwarf planet Pluto. It was discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. The region corresponds to the Plutonian northern polar cap. It is named after Percival Lowell who established the observatory where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto.[1]

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