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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Gish Bar Mons on Io

Gish Bar Mons

Feature Name	Gish Bar Mons
Clean Name	Gish Bar Mons
Feature ID	2178
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	20.30 °
Southernmost Latitude	17.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	86.20 °
Westernmost Longitude	89.50 °
Diameter	110.00 km
Center Latitude	18.60 °
Center Longitude	87.70 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((273.8 20.30000000001336, 270.5 20.30000000001336, 270.5 17.09999999995515, 273.8 17.09999999995515, 273.8 20.30000000001336)))
Northernmost Latitude	20.26 °
Southernmost Latitude	16.93 °
Easternmost Longitude	85.62 °
Westernmost Longitude	92.78 °
Diameter	218.54 km
Center Latitude	18.50 °
Center Longitude	88.95 °
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Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Babylon
Quad	-
Reference	[83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2006
Origin	Babylonian sun god.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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