Viking Terra

Viking Terra

Viking Terra is located on Pluto
Feature type terra
Location Pluto
Coordinates 30°N 140°E / 30°N 140°E / 30; 140Coordinates: 30°N 140°E / 30°N 140°E / 30; 140
Discoverer New Horizons
Naming Viking program

Viking Terra is a region on the dwarf planet Pluto which lies just west of Sputnik Planum and south of Voyager Terra. It was discovered by the New Horizons probe during the July 2015 flyby of the dwarf planet. It is named after the Viking program.

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