Feature type | colles |
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Location | Pluto |
Length | 60 km |
Width | 35 km |
Discoverer | New Horizons |
Naming | Space Shuttle Challenger |
Challenger Colles is a range of hills on Pluto in Sputnik Planitia, discovered by New Horizons in July 2015.[1] It is named in honor of the Space Shuttle Challenger, which was destroyed with all seven crew lost on January 28, 1986. The name Challenger Colles became official on May 27, 2022.[2]