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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Monan Mons on Io

Monan Mons

Feature Name	Monan Mons
Clean Name	Monan Mons
Feature ID	3962
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	19.43 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.26 °
Easternmost Longitude	101.62 °
Westernmost Longitude	106.78 °
Diameter	293.77 km
Center Latitude	15.54 °
Center Longitude	104.20 °
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Northernmost Latitude	19.50 °
Southernmost Latitude	10.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	101.50 °
Westernmost Longitude	106.70 °
Diameter	297.00 km
Center Latitude	15.20 °
Center Longitude	104.50 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((258.5 19.50000000003536, 253.3 19.50000000003536, 253.3 10.20000000002265, 258.5 10.20000000002265, 258.5 19.50000000003536)))
Continent	South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Brazil
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	Brazilian god who destroyed the world with fire and flood.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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