Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Erebor Mons

Basic Info

Feature Name Erebor Mons
Clean Name Erebor Mons
Feature ID 15045
Target Titan
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -4.30 °
Southmost Latitude -5.49 °
Eastmost Longitude 35.68 °
Westmost Longitude 36.67 °
Diameter 50.00 km
Center Latitude -4.97 °
Center Longitude 36.23 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Nov 13, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity England
Origin Name of a mountain from Middle-earth, the fictional setting in fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Reference [278] - The Complete Guide to Middle-earth, by Robert Foster: Ballantine Books, New York, 1978.
Updated Nov 13, 2012 9:24 AM

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