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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Atsyrkhus Mons
Clean Name Atsyrkhus Mons
Feature ID 463
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -78.50 °
Southmost Latitude -78.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 227.00 °
Westmost Longitude 227.00 °
Diameter 170.00 km
Center Latitude -78.50 °
Center Longitude 227.00 °
Quad v62 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1997
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Caucasus
Origin Ossetian, daughter of sun god Khur.
Reference [107] - List provided by George Burba, Vernadsky Institute, Moscow.
Updated May 15, 2010 2:18 PM

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