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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Hillary Montes on Pluto

Hillary Montes

Feature Name	Hillary Montes
Clean Name	Hillary Montes
Feature ID	15671
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	10.12 °
Southernmost Latitude	-6.58 °
Easternmost Longitude	175.98 °
Westernmost Longitude	161.84 °
Diameter	388.00 km
Center Latitude	3.26 °
Center Longitude	169.58 °
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Continent	Oceania
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	New Zealand
Quad	-
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 08, 2017
Origin	Edmund; New Zealand mountaineer (1919–2008).
Last Updated	Sep 15, 2017 12:57 PM

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