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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mongibello Mons on Io

Mongibello Mons

Feature Name	Mongibello Mons
Clean Name	Mongibello Mons
Feature ID	3966
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	25.32 °
Southernmost Latitude	19.75 °
Easternmost Longitude	65.07 °
Westernmost Longitude	68.63 °
Diameter	183.37 km
Center Latitude	22.75 °
Center Longitude	66.95 °
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Northernmost Latitude	25.47 °
Southernmost Latitude	19.33 °
Easternmost Longitude	65.03 °
Westernmost Longitude	69.52 °
Diameter	214.57 km
Center Latitude	22.67 °
Center Longitude	67.05 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Italy
Quad	-
Reference	[156] - The Inferno, by Dante Alighieri: Mentor Books, New York, 1954.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	2000
Origin	Name for Mt. Etna, site of Vulcan's forge in Dante's "The Inferno." Thunderbolts from here killed Capaneus, the great blasphemer.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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