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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Caucasus Mons on Io

Caucasus Mons

Feature Name	Caucasus Mons
Clean Name	Caucasus Mons
Feature ID	1080
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-30.09 °
Southernmost Latitude	-34.69 °
Easternmost Longitude	236.28 °
Westernmost Longitude	240.78 °
Diameter	146.60 km
Center Latitude	-31.95 °
Center Longitude	238.48 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-30.21 °
Southernmost Latitude	-34.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	236.32 °
Westernmost Longitude	240.50 °
Diameter	152.44 km
Center Latitude	-32.38 °
Center Longitude	238.57 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((123.68 -30.20999999998961, 119.5 -30.20999999998961, 119.5 -34.92999999997502, 123.68 -34.92999999997502, 123.68 -30.20999999998961)))
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Io passed by these mountains while trying to escape from the gadfly.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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