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The geography of Pluto refers to the study and mapping of physical features across the dwarf planet Pluto. On 14 July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft became the first spacecraft to fly by Pluto. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] During its brief flyby, New Horizons made detailed geographical measurements and observations of Pluto and its moons .
The geology of Pluto consists of the characteristics of the surface, crust, and interior of Pluto. Because of Pluto's distance from Earth, in-depth study from Earth is difficult. Many details about Pluto remained unknown until 14 July 2015, when New Horizons flew through the Pluto system and began transmitting data back to Earth. [1]
Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume, by a small margin, but is less massive than Eris.
A map of Pluto showing the names officially approved by the IAU as of 12 February 2025, along with many informal names in bold and italics. This is a list of named geological features on Pluto , identified by scientists working with data from the New Horizons spacecraft.
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Baret Montes is a chain of mountains on the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto.It is located near the western border of Sputnik Planitia in Tombaugh Regio.These mountains were first viewed by the New Horizons spacecraft.
An enhanced-color view of Pluto with Wright Mons's location marked. Wright Mons is located in Pluto's southern hemisphere [1] within the roughly 400 by 700 kilometer-wide (250 by 435 miles-wide) Hyecho Palus, a walled low-lying plain and one of the lowest-altitude regions on Pluto.
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