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Sputnik Planitia
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Translingual
Etymology
From being a low plain in a basin (a mul planitia; from mul la planitia). named after the first artificial satellite, en Sputnik 1. From mul ru спу́тник.
Proper noun
mul proper noun
mul planetology mul plain r/Tombaugh Regio planet/Pluto star system/Solar System, the western lobe of the Heart of Pluto.
Synonyms
mul Sputnik Planum former name
Further reading
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