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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tenzing Montes
Clean Name Tenzing Montes
Feature ID 15670
Target Pluto
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -8.92 °
Southmost Latitude -22.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 181.37 °
Westmost Longitude 172.13 °
Diameter 283.00 km
Center Latitude -15.61 °
Center Longitude 177.38 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 08, 2017
Continent Asia
Culture Nepal
Origin Tenzing Norgay; Nepalese (Sherpa) mountaineer (1914–1986).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Sep 11, 2017 12:29 PM

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