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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Silpium Mons on Io

Silpium Mons

Feature Name	Silpium Mons
Clean Name	Silpium Mons
Feature ID	5535
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-51.55 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.10 °
Easternmost Longitude	268.87 °
Westernmost Longitude	274.66 °
Diameter	114.54 km
Center Latitude	-52.71 °
Center Longitude	272.34 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-51.52 °
Southernmost Latitude	-54.07 °
Easternmost Longitude	268.94 °
Westernmost Longitude	274.85 °
Diameter	114.50 km
Center Latitude	-52.62 °
Center Longitude	272.35 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1979
Origin	Greek; where Io dies of grief in some legends.
Last Updated	Apr 09, 2009 5:24 PM

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