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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Pindus Mons
Clean Name Pindus Mons
Feature ID 4732
Target Mars
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 39.57 °
Southmost Latitude 39.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.50 °
Westmost Longitude 271.20 °
Diameter 16.50 km
Center Latitude 39.47 °
Center Longitude 271.30 °
Northmost Latitude 39.57 °
Southmost Latitude 39.37 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.50 °
Westmost Longitude 88.80 °
Diameter 16.50 km
Center Latitude 39.47 °
Center Longitude 88.70 °
Northmost Latitude 39.62 °
Southmost Latitude 39.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 271.66 °
Westmost Longitude 271.30 °
Diameter 16.30 km
Center Latitude 39.47 °
Center Longitude 271.48 °
Northmost Latitude 39.62 °
Southmost Latitude 39.34 °
Eastmost Longitude 88.34 °
Westmost Longitude 88.70 °
Diameter 16.30 km
Center Latitude 39.47 °
Center Longitude 88.52 °
Quad mc03 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Mountains near Vale of Tempe.
Reference [56] - Everymans Classical Atlas, by J. Oliver Thomson: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., London, 1963.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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