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 °
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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