Vulcan Planitia

Translingual

Etymology

English Vulcan +‎ planitia. From Latin planitia (“plain”), and the fictional planet of Vulcan from Star Trek. Coined by the New Horizons NASA research team.

Proper noun

Vulcan Planitia

  1. (geography, geology, planetography, planetology, astronomy) A region, the southern lowlands of Charon, the primary moon of Pluto and secondary member of the binary planet of Pluto-Charon, in the Solar System.
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