Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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 °
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 °
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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