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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Butler Mons
Clean Name Butler Mons
Feature ID 15735
Target Charon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -5.43 °
Southmost Latitude -13.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 42.53 °
Westmost Longitude 35.05 °
Diameter 90.60 km
Center Latitude -9.48 °
Center Longitude 38.74 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent North America
Ethnicity United States
Origin Octavia E., American author (1947-2006). Her "Xenogenesis" trilogy describes humankind’s departure from Earth and subsequent return.
Reference [467] - New York Times obituary, by Margalit Fox, http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/01/books/octavia-e-butler-science-fiction-writer-dies-at-58.html
Updated Apr 11, 2018 2:34 PM

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