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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nyx Mons
Clean Name Nyx Mons
Feature ID 4375
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 30.00 °
Southmost Latitude 30.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 48.50 °
Westmost Longitude 48.50 °
Diameter 875.00 km
Center Latitude 30.00 °
Center Longitude 48.50 °
Quad v09 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Greek goddess of night.
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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