Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Pillan Mons on Io

Pillan Mons

Feature Name Pillan Mons
Clean Name Pillan Mons
Feature ID 4728
Target Io
Feature Type Mons, montes
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -6.03 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.96 °
Easternmost Longitude 244.33 °
Westernmost Longitude 248.87 °
Diameter 163.00 km
Center Latitude -8.81 °
Center Longitude 246.72 °
Northernmost Latitude -6.04 °
Southernmost Latitude -10.91 °
Easternmost Longitude 242.84 °
Westernmost Longitude 248.72 °
Diameter 201.09 km
Center Latitude -8.02 °
Center Longitude 245.41 °
Continent South and Central America
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Araucanian
Quad -
Reference [1] - Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, translated by R. Aldington and D. Ames: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., New York, 1976.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Origin Araucanian thunder, fire, and volcano god.
Last Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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