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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Al-Idrisi Montes
Clean Name Al-Idrisi Montes
Feature ID 15672
Target Pluto
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 42.13 °
Southmost Latitude 24.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 163.00 °
Westmost Longitude 151.44 °
Diameter 383.00 km
Center Latitude 33.99 °
Center Longitude 156.01 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 08, 2017
Continent Asia
Ethnicity Arabian
Origin Ash-Sharīf al-Idrīsī; Arabian mapmaker and geographer (1100–1165/66).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Sep 15, 2017 1:00 PM

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