The Hillary Montes as viewed by New Horizons on 14 July 2015
Feature type
Mountain range
Location
Western Sputnik Planitia, Pluto
Coordinates
5°N170°E / 5°N 170°E / 5; 170
Peak
3.5±0.4 km (2.2±0.2 mi)[1]
Discoverer
New Horizons
Eponym
Edmund Hillary
The Hillary Montes/ˈhɪləriˈmɒntiːz/ 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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history of the Hillary Step, and he has said that it is indeed gone. 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition Mount Everest in 2017 HillaryMontes (Also named...
Clarke Wilson List of storms named Hilary, the name of several storms HillaryMontes, a mountain range on Pluto Hillery (disambiguation) Saint Hilary (disambiguation)...
it was officially named Hillary Montes (Hillary Mountains) by International Astronomical Union. The Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal, awarded by...
peaks composed of water-ice along its southwestern edge, HillaryMontes and Tenzing Montes. The lack of craters in the region suggests that its surface...
Pluto – location of Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes (context; 14 July 2015). HillaryMontes and Norgay Montes (14 July 2015). Close-up photograph (context)...
than rock. Examples include the Mithrim Montes and Doom Mons on Titan, and Tenzing Montes and HillaryMontes on Pluto. Some terrestrial planets other...
weather, hidden crevasses, and snow related issues. Hillary Step HillaryMontes "Mount Everest: Hillary and Tenzing to have peaks named after them". The...
Tenzing Montes in the left foreground (also in preceding image) and HillaryMontes on the horizon Cassini SAR image of Titan's Mithrim Montes, showing...
Montes Mithrim Montes Al-Idrisi Montes Baret Montes Elcano MontesHillaryMontes Pigafetta Montes Tabei Montes Tenzing Montes (formerly Norgay Montes)...
planitia is bordered by the HillaryMontes, rising 1.6 km (0.99 mi; 5,200 ft) above the surface, and, further south, the Tenzing Montes, rising 3.4 km (2.1 mi;...
possessing organic molecules and mountain ranges like Tenzing Montes and HillaryMontes comparable in relative size to those of Earth, and observations...
southwest of Sputnik Planitia within Hyecho Palus, adjacent to the Tenzing Montes and Belton Regio. A relatively young geological feature, Wright Mons has...
Viking Voyager Hills and mountains Baret Montes Challenger Colles Coleta de Dados Colles HillaryMontes Tenzing Montes Wright Mons Plains Sputnik Planitia...
Belton's "head" (left) and the light, flat Sputnik Planitia (right), with HillaryMontes at center. The white snow caps on a mountain range within Belton Regio...
Pluto – Tenzing Montes (left-foreground); HillaryMontes (left-skyline); Sputnik Planitia (right) Near-sunset view includes several layers of atmospheric...
Pluto - Norgay Montes (left-foreground); HillaryMontes (left-skyline); Sputnik Planitia (right) Near-sunset view includes several layers of atmospheric...
Viking Voyager Hills and mountains Baret Montes Challenger Colles Coleta de Dados Colles HillaryMontes Tenzing Montes Wright Mons Plains Sputnik Planitia...
officially approved are labeled as such. a.^ Formerly Baré Montes b.^ Formerly Norgay Montes A palus (literally swamp) is a small plain. Paludes on Pluto...
where water ice has been detected (blue regions) HillaryMontes and Tenzing Montes (labeled Norgay Montes) lie between Sputnik Planitia (top) and Belton...
9, 2018). "Julia Montes: No bad blood with Star Magic". Rappler. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Padayhag, Michelle Joy. "Julia Montes gets back in action...
Viking Voyager Hills and mountains Baret Montes Challenger Colles Coleta de Dados Colles HillaryMontes Tenzing Montes Wright Mons Plains Sputnik Planitia...
2008, Lukla Airport was renamed Tenzing–Hillary Airport in honour of the pair and their achievement. Tenzing Montes is the name of an icy mountain range...
9, 2018). "Julia Montes: No bad blood with Star Magic". Rappler. Retrieved January 29, 2018. Padayhag, Michelle Joy. "Julia Montes gets back in action...
and Their Origins. Pen and Sword. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-78159-015-7. Shaw, Hillary J. (24 April 2014). The Consuming Geographies of Food: Diet, Food Deserts...
Viking Voyager Hills and mountains Baret Montes Challenger Colles Coleta de Dados Colles HillaryMontes Tenzing Montes Wright Mons Plains Sputnik Planitia...
worldwide on The Filipino Channel on January 15, 2018. The series stars Julia Montes as Ana Dimasalang, a paramedic who became Gael's nurse after saving him...
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