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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nijole Mons
Clean Name Nijole Mons
Feature ID 4266
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 45.00 °
Southmost Latitude 45.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 185.00 °
Westmost Longitude 185.00 °
Diameter 150.00 km
Center Latitude 45.00 °
Center Longitude 185.00 °
Quad v14 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Lithuania
Origin Lithuanian underworld goddess. Spelling changed from Niola Mons.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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