Hillary Montes

Hillary Montes

The Hillary Montes as viewed by New Horizons on 14 July 2015
Location Tombaugh Regio, Pluto
Coordinates 5°N 170°E / 5°N 170°E / 5; 170Coordinates: 5°N 170°E / 5°N 170°E / 5; 170
Eponym Edmund Hillary

The Hillary Montes /ˈhɪləri ˈmɒntiːz/[note 1] (less officially, Hillary Mountains) are mountains that reach 1.6 km (0.99 mi; 5,200 ft)[1] above the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto.[2][3] They are located northwest of Norgay 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).[4][5] The Hillary Montes were first viewed by the New Horizons spacecraft on 14 July 2015, and announced by NASA on 24 July 2015.[6] The mountains are named after Sir Edmund Hillary,[7][8] New Zealand mountaineer, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer, Tenzing Norgay, were the first climbers to reach the summit of the highest peak on Earth, Mount Everest, on 29 May 1953.[9]

Relative size

The Hillary Montes rise to 1.6 km (0.99 mi; 5,200 ft) high,[1][10] about half as high as the Norgay Montes. The Hillary Montes are similar in height to that of the peak of Mount Sněžka, the highest mountain in the Czech Republic, above sea level. Other mountains of comparable height (above sea level) are Mount Katahdin in Maine, USA, and Sirumalai in Tamil Nadu, India.

Gallery

Pluto - map features
(context; 29 July 2015).
 
Pluto – Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes
(context; 14 July 2015).
 
Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes
(context; 14 July 2015).
 
Hillary Montes and Norgay Montes on Pluto
(context; 14 July 2015).[4]
 
Pluto - Norgay Montes (left foreground); Hillary Montes (skyline); Sputnik Planitia (right)
Near-sunset view includes several layers of atmospheric haze.

Videos

Pluto flyover (July 14, 2015)
(00:30; released September 18, 2015)
(00:50; released December 5, 2015)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Or /ˈmɒnteɪz/

References

  1. 1 2 "NASA's New Horizons Discovers Exotic Ices on Pluto". SciNews.com. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Kremer, Ken (27 July 2015). "Breathtaking Pluto images reveal icy dwarf planet's plains and mountains (+video) - NASA's New Horizons space probe has sent back its highest-resolution images yet of Pluto and its moons.". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Akpan, Nsikan (18 July 2015). "Nepal gets a piece of Pluto plus four new surprises from New Horizons". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 Gipson, Lillian (24 July 2015). "New Horizons Discovers Flowing Ices on Pluto". NASA. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Messier, Doug (24 July 2015). "Fly Over Pluto's Icy Plains & Hillary Mountains". Parabolicarc.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Staff (17 July 2015). "NASA - Video (01:20) - Animated Flyover of Pluto's Icy Mountain and Plains". NASA & YouTube. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Staff (25 July 2015). "Pluto mountain range named after Sir Edmund Hillary". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  8. ↑ Staff (24 July 2015). "NASA names Pluto's mountains after Sir Edmund Hillary". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Pokhrel, Rajan (19 July 2015). "Nepal's mountaineering fraternity happy over Pluto mountains named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa - Nepal's First Landmark In The Solar System". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Wall, Mike (21 July 2015). "Second Mountain Range Rises from Pluto's 'Heart' (Photo)". Space.com. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

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