Hillary Montes

Hillary Montes
The Hillary Montes as viewed by New Horizons on 14 July 2015
Feature typeMountain range
LocationWestern Sputnik Planitia, Pluto
Coordinates5°N 170°E / 5°N 170°E / 5; 170
Peak3.5±0.4 km (2.2±0.2 mi)[1]
DiscovererNew Horizons
EponymEdmund Hillary

The Hillary Montes /ˈhɪləri ˈmɒntiːz/ or /ˈmɒnteɪz/ (less officially, Hillary Mountains) are a mountain range that reach 3.5 km (2.2 mi; 11,000 ft) above the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto.[1] They are located northwest of Tenzing Montes in the southwest border area of Sputnik Planitia in the south of Tombaugh Regio (or the part of Tombaugh Regio south of the equator).[2][3] The Hillary Montes were first viewed by the New Horizons spacecraft on 14 July 2015, and announced by NASA on 24 July 2015.[4]

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