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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pioneer Terra
Clean Name Pioneer Terra
Feature ID 15968
Target Pluto
Feature Type Terra, terrae

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 69.62 °
Southmost Latitude 43.54 °
Eastmost Longitude 214.71 °
Westmost Longitude 170.08 °
Diameter 598.00 km
Center Latitude 56.58 °
Center Longitude 192.40 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Feb 03, 2021
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Early US lunar, planetary, and heliospheric missions including the first to Jupiter and Saturn, 1958-1997.
Reference [606] - A Dictionary of the Space Age, by Paul Dickson. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2009.
Updated Feb 09, 2021 5:51 PM

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