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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Monan Mons
Clean Name Monan Mons
Feature ID 3962
Target Io
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 19.43 °
Southmost Latitude 10.26 °
Eastmost Longitude 101.62 °
Westmost Longitude 106.78 °
Diameter 293.77 km
Center Latitude 15.54 °
Center Longitude 104.20 °
Northmost Latitude 19.50 °
Southmost Latitude 10.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 101.50 °
Westmost Longitude 106.70 °
Diameter 297.00 km
Center Latitude 15.20 °
Center Longitude 104.50 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent South and Central America
Culture Brazil
Origin Brazilian god who destroyed the world with fire and flood.
Reference [83] - Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore, and Symbols (in 3 vols.), by Gertrude Jobes: Scarecrow Press, Inc., New York, 1962.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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