A high seasonal thermal inertia of Pluto's surface is an important driver of deposition of nitrogen ice at low latitudes, which receive less annual insolation than Pluto's polar regions due to its high obliquity.
A high seasonal thermal inertia of Pluto's surface is an another important driver of deposition of nitrogen ice at low latitudes. These latitudes receive less annual insolation than Pluto's polar regions due to its high obliquity.