Hillary Montes
{{Short description|Blocky mountain range on Pluto}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox feature on celestial object
| name = Hillary Montes
| image = File:NH-Pluto-TombaughRegio-MountainRange-20150714-IFV.jpg
| caption = The Hillary Montes as viewed by New Horizons on 14 July 2015
| type = Mountain range
| location = Western Sputnik Planitia, Pluto
| coordinates= {{coord|5|N|170|E|globe:pluto_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| peak = {{val|3.5|0.4|u=km}} ({{val|2.2|0.2|u=mi}})
| discoverer = New Horizons
| naming =
| eponym = Edmund Hillary
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The Hillary Montes {{IPAc-en|'|h|I|l|@|r|i|_|'|m|Q|n|t|i:|z}} or {{IPAc-en|'|m|Q|n|t|ei|z}} (less officially, Hillary Mountains) are a mountain range that reach {{convert|3.5|km|mi ft|abbr=on}} above the surface of the dwarf planet Pluto. 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). The Hillary Montes were first viewed by the New Horizons spacecraft on 14 July 2015, and announced by NASA on 24 July 2015.
Naming
The mountains are named after Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, who, along with Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, were the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. On 7 September 2017, the name Hillary Montes was officially approved together with the names of Tombaugh Regio and twelve other nearby surface features.
Relative size
The Hillary Montes rise to {{convert|3.5|km|mi ft|abbr=on}} high from base to peak, about half as high as the Tenzing Montes.
Gallery
{{Gallery|align=center |width=500
|File:Pluto-Map-Annotated.jpg|Pluto - map features
(context; 29 July 2015).}}
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|File:Global-LORRI-PlutoMosaic-TrueColor-Hillary-Norgay-20150714.jpg|Pluto – Hillary Montes and Tenzing Montes
(context; 14{{nbsp}}July 2015)
|File:NH-Pluto-SputnikPlanum-20150714-v1.jpg|Hillary Montes and Tenzing Montes
(context; 14{{nbsp}}July 2015)
|File:NH-Pluto-SputnikPlanum-HillaryMontes-NorgayMontes-20150714.jpg|Hillary Montes and Tenzing Montes on Pluto
(context; 14{{nbsp}}July 2015).
}}
{{multiple image|caption_align=center|header_align=center|align=center|footer_align=center |direction=vertical |width=600
|image1=PIA19948-NH-Pluto-Norgay-Hillary-Mountains-2050714.jpg
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|image2=PIA19947-NH-Pluto-Norgay-Hillary-Mountains-20150714.jpg
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|caption2=
|footer=Pluto - Tenzing Montes (left foreground); Hillary Montes (skyline); Sputnik Planitia (right)
Near-sunset view includes several layers of atmospheric haze.
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=Videos=
{{multiple image |header=Pluto flyover (14 July 2015) |caption_align=center |align=center |width=300 |direction=horizontal
|image1=Pluto-FlyoverAnimation-20150918.webm
|caption1=(00:30; released 18 September 2015)
|image2=15-02652-PlutoFilm-50sec-20150714.webm
|caption2=(00:50; released 5 December 2015)
}}
See also
Notes
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References
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{{cite web |author=Staff |title=NASA - Video (01:20) - Animated Flyover of Pluto's Icy Mountain and Plains |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydU-YrG_INk |date=17 July 2015 |work=NASA & YouTube |access-date=18 July 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Staff |title=Pluto mountain range named after Sir Edmund Hillary |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/70540424/pluto-mountain-range-named-after-sir-edmund-hillary |date=25 July 2015 |work=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=17 August 2015 }}
{{cite news |author=Staff |title=NASA names Pluto's mountains after Sir Edmund Hillary |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nasa-names-pluto-s-mountains-after-sir-edmund-hillary-q02964 |date=24 July 2015 |work=Television New Zealand |access-date=17 August 2015 |archive-date=25 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725025444/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/nasa-names-pluto-s-mountains-after-sir-edmund-hillary-q02964 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web |last=Gipson |first=Lillian |title=New Horizons Discovers Flowing Ices on Pluto |url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-discovers-flowing-ices-on-pluto |date=24 July 2015 |work=NASA |access-date=25 July 2015 |archive-date=17 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317050557/http://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-horizons-discovers-flowing-ices-on-pluto/ |url-status=dead }}
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External links
- [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html NASA Pluto factsheet]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150501021259/http://www.nasa.gov/content/planets-moons-and-dwarf-planets/ NASA Official homepage]
- [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html New Horizons homepage]
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Category:Extraterrestrial mountains