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Planetary Names: Planitia, planitiae: Ranger Planitia on Pluto
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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
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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
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