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| Feature Name | Vega Terra |
|---|---|
| Clean Name | Vega Terra |
| Feature ID | 15841 |
| Target | Pluto |
| Feature Type | Terra, terrae |
| Coordinate System | Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360 |
|---|---|
| Northmost Latitude | 57.44 ° |
| Southmost Latitude | 10.47 ° |
| Eastmost Longitude | 128.08 ° |
| Westmost Longitude | 42.90 ° |
| Diameter | 1614.00 km |
| Center Latitude | 33.96 ° |
| Center Longitude | 85.49 ° |
| WKT String | |
| Quad | - |
| Approval Status | Adopted by IAU |
|---|---|
| Approval Date | May 30, 2019 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Ethnicity | Soviet |
| Origin | A pair of the Soviet Union’s Vega 1 and Vega 2 spacecraft launched in 1984 that were the first ones to fly balloons on another planet (Venus, 1985) and then the first ones to image the nucleus of a comet (1P/Halley, 1986). |
| Reference | [528] - Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy, and Prospects, by Brian Harvey: Springer, 2007. |
| Updated | May 31, 2019 4:37 PM |
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