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| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Oz Terra, Charon |
| Coordinates | 55°12′N 256°11′E / 55.2°N 256.18°E / 55.2; 256.18 |
| Diameter | 90 km |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Eponym | Pirx the Pilot |
Pirx is a 90 km (55.9 miles) wide impact crater on Pluto's natural satellite Charon, discovered in 2015 by the American New Horizons probe. It is located in at 55°12′N 256°11′E / 55.2°N 256.18°E / 55.2; 256.18 (Pirx). The crater is located near Charon's north pole.
Crater Pirx is named after Pilot Pirx, the main character in a series of short stories by Stanislaw Lem. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 2018.
See also
References
- ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Pirx on Charon". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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