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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Voyager Terra
Clean Name Voyager Terra
Feature ID 15678
Target Pluto
Feature Type Terra, terrae

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 77.01 °
Southmost Latitude 36.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 176.54 °
Westmost Longitude 129.36 °
Diameter 843.00 km
Center Latitude 60.08 °
Center Longitude 153.52 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 08, 2017
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin A pair of US-launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft that performed the “grand tour” of all four giant planets (1977-1989).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Sep 15, 2017 12:51 PM

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