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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Ionian Mons
Clean Name Ionian Mons
Feature ID 2707
Target Io
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.00 °
Southmost Latitude 6.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 234.92 °
Westmost Longitude 238.57 °
Diameter 159.08 km
Center Latitude 8.61 °
Center Longitude 236.56 °
Northmost Latitude 11.99 °
Southmost Latitude 6.06 °
Eastmost Longitude 234.17 °
Westmost Longitude 238.54 °
Diameter 193.33 km
Center Latitude 9.04 °
Center Longitude 236.24 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Io crossed this sea in her wanderings.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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