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Hillary Montes

A mountain range on Pluto named after Sir Edmund Hillary, who, along with Tenzing Norgay, was among the first to summit Mount Everest. These icy peaks were identified by the New Horizons spacecraft.

Source: jpl.nasa.gov

APODs including "Hillary Montes"

A Plutonian Landscape

A Plutonian Landscape

15/05/2025

A Plutonian Landscape

A Plutonian Landscape

15/01/2021