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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

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

Location


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 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 27, 2022
Continent North America
Culture 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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