Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Wright Mons on Pluto

Wright Mons

Feature Name	Wright Mons
Clean Name	Wright Mons
Feature ID	15835
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Pluto
Northernmost Latitude	-17.85 °
Southernmost Latitude	-24.86 °
Easternmost Longitude	177.26 °
Westernmost Longitude	169.21 °
Diameter	165.00 km
Center Latitude	-21.36 °
Center Longitude	173.24 °
kml download	Wright Mons.kml
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[524] - Encyclopedia of Creativity, Vol. 2, editors Mark A. Runco, Steven R. Pritzker. Academic Press, 1999. P. 721.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 30, 2019
Origin	Orville (1871–1948) and Wilbur (1867–1912), brothers, U.S. aviation pioneers who invented, built, and flew in 1903 the world’s first successful powered heavier-than-air flying machine (airplane) with a pilot aboard.
Last Updated	May 31, 2019 4:07 PM