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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

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

Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Butler Mons on Charon

Butler Mons

Feature Name	Butler Mons
Clean Name	Butler Mons
Feature ID	15735
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	-5.43 °
Southernmost Latitude	-13.46 °
Easternmost Longitude	42.53 °
Westernmost Longitude	35.05 °
Diameter	90.60 km
Center Latitude	-9.48 °
Center Longitude	38.74 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((37.07303142507671 -5.936691576577561, 35.2257969278858 -8.857899618646901, 35.05396116070528 -10.83401094122322, 36.04201682199342 -12.33757390405303, 37.158949308667 -13.45450639072661, 40.12311629253147 -13.45450639072661, 41.41188454638559 -11.56431295174056, 42.52881703305917 -7.268418772226818, 40.20903417612175 -5.421184275035912, 37.07303142507671 -5.936691576577561)))
Continent	North America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	United States
Quad	-
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
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 11, 2018
Origin	Octavia E., American author (1947-2006). Her "Xenogenesis" trilogy describes humankind’s departure from Earth and subsequent return.
Last Updated	Apr 11, 2018 2:34 PM

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