Planetary Names

Basic Info

Feature Name	Challenger Colles
Clean Name	Challenger Colles
Feature ID	16087
Target	Pluto
Feature Type	Collis, colles

Location

Control Network
Pluto

Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude	25.11 °
Southmost Latitude	21.43 °
Eastmost Longitude	196.55 °
Westmost Longitude	193.64 °
Diameter	76.00 km
Center Latitude	23.05 °
Center Longitude	195.10 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	May 27, 2022
Continent	North America
Ethnicity	United States
Origin	Second fully operational US Space Shuttle, first launched on April 4, 1983. It was lost during its tenth launch on January 28, 1986.
Reference	[641] - The History of the American Space Shuttle, by Dennis R. Jenkins: Schiffer Military Publications, ISBN-13: 978-0764357701 (2019).
Updated	Jun 07, 2022 11:22 PM

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