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English: The shape model of Arrokoth as viewed from the negative (south) pole. Note the roughly hexagonal shape of Wenu, the larger lobe, and the similar (but less well-defined) hexagonal shape for Weeyo, the smaller lobe. This profile may be due to the formation of Arrokoth from “mounds”, as detailed in (Stern et al. 2023). Note that the bright features in Akasa Linea (between the lobes) are relatively small, but appear relatively larger in the close approach images due to the viewing angle. |
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Figure from Porter et al. (2024) https://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/holdings/pds4-nh_derived-v3.0/arrokoth_shapemodel_porter2024/porteretal2024b.pdf
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| Author | Simon B. Porter, Kelsi N. Singer, Paul M. Schenk, Anne J. Verbiscer, Susan D. Benecchi, John R. Spencer, Joel W. Parker, Pontus Brandt, and S. Alan Stern, archived under NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) |
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| current | 20:18, 5 December 2025 | | 905 × 489 (149 KB) | Nrco0e | Uploaded a work by Simon B. Porter, Kelsi N. Singer, Paul M. Schenk, Anne J. Verbiscer, Susan D. Benecchi, John R. Spencer, Joel W. Parker, Pontus Brandt, and S. Alan Stern, archived under NASA Planetary Data System (PDS) from Figure from Porter et al. (2024) https://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/holdings/pds4-nh_derived-v3.0/arrokoth_shapemodel_porter2024/porteretal2024b.pdf <br/> posted as part of the official NASA PDS archive: https://pdssbn.astro.umd.edu/holdings/pds4-nh_derived:arrokoth_shapemode... |
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