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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Zheng He Montes
Clean Name Zheng He Montes
Feature ID 15965
Target Pluto
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 21.13 °
Southmost Latitude 16.88 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.43 °
Westmost Longitude 158.70 °
Diameter 101.00 km
Center Latitude 19.01 °
Center Longitude 160.57 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2021
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Zheng He, Chinese explorer, led voyages of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East (1371 to 1433).
Reference [607] - Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433, by Edward L. Dreyer and Peter Stearns: Pearson Longman, 2007.
Updated Feb 16, 2021 7:27 PM

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