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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Columbia Colles
Clean Name Columbia Colles
Feature ID 16088
Target Pluto
Feature Type Collis, colles

Location


Pluto
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 29.81 °
Southmost Latitude 27.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 197.40 °
Westmost Longitude 195.45 °
Diameter 49.00 km
Center Latitude 28.53 °
Center Longitude 196.36 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date May 27, 2022
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin First fully operational US space shuttle, launched first on April 12, 1981, and lost during re-entry on February 1, 2003.
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 11:25 PM

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