Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official government
organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A
lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to
the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official,
secure websites.
| Feature Name | Ranger Planitia |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Ranger Planitia |
| Feature ID | 15966 |
| Target | Pluto |
| Feature Type | Planitia, planitiae |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 29.40 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 11.52 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 135.91 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 119.91 ° |
| Diameter | 370.59 km |
| Center Latitude | 20.89 ° |
| Center Longitude | 127.91 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | Feb 03, 2021 |
| Continent | North America |
| Culture | United States |
| 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. |
| Reference | [605] - Lunar Impact: The NASA History of Project Ranger, by R. Cargill Hall: Dover Publications, Mineola, NY, 2013. |
| Updated | Feb 09, 2021 5:55 PM |
The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.
Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.
