Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Ranger Planitia on Pluto

Ranger Planitia

Feature Name	Ranger Planitia
Clean Name	Ranger Planitia
Feature ID	15966
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Planitia, planitiae
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	Pluto
Northernmost Latitude	29.40 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.52 °
Easternmost Longitude	135.91 °
Westernmost Longitude	119.91 °
Diameter	370.59 km
Center Latitude	20.89 °
Center Longitude	127.91 °
kml download	Ranger Planitia.kml
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
Reference	[605] - Lunar Impact: The NASA History of Project Ranger, by R. Cargill Hall: Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 2013.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Feb 03, 2021
Origin	A series of US space probes sent to the Moon during 1961-1965. In 1964, Ranger 7 obtained the first close-up images of an extraterrestrial surface.
Last Updated	Feb 09, 2021 5:55 PM