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Planetary Names: Terra, terrae: Voyager Terra on Pluto

Voyager Terra

Feature Name	Voyager Terra
Clean Name	Voyager Terra
Feature ID	15678
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Terra, terrae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	77.01 °
Southernmost Latitude	36.67 °
Easternmost Longitude	176.54 °
Westernmost Longitude	129.36 °
Diameter	843.00 km
Center Latitude	60.08 °
Center Longitude	153.52 °
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Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Aug 08, 2017
Origin	A pair of US-launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft that performed the “grand tour” of all four giant planets (1977-1989).
Last Updated	Sep 15, 2017 12:51 PM

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