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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mons Huygens on Moon

Mons Huygens

Feature Name	Mons Huygens
Clean Name	Mons Huygens
Feature ID	3987
Target	Moon
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
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Northernmost Latitude	20.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	19.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	-2.44 °
Westernmost Longitude	-3.32 °
Diameter	41.97 km
Center Latitude	19.92 °
Center Longitude	-2.86 °
Northernmost Latitude	20.58 °
Southernmost Latitude	19.26 °
Easternmost Longitude	-2.47 °
Westernmost Longitude	-3.35 °
Diameter	41.97 km
Center Latitude	19.92 °
Center Longitude	-2.89 °
Northernmost Latitude	20.00 °
Southernmost Latitude	20.00 °
Easternmost Longitude	-2.90 °
Westernmost Longitude	-2.90 °
Diameter	40.00 km
Center Latitude	20.00 °
Center Longitude	-2.90 °
kml download	Mons Huygens.kml
Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	The Netherlands (Dutch)
Quad	LAC-41 [pdf]
Reference	[67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1961
Origin	Christiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).
Last Updated	Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s)	Huygens A