Challenger Colles
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Feature type | colles |
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| Location | Pluto |
| Length | 60 km |
| Width | 35 km |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Naming | Space Shuttle Challenger |
Challenger Colles is a range of hills on Pluto in the Sputnik Planum.[1] It was discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015. It is named in honor of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed along with all seven astronauts aboard on January 28, 1986.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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