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Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Skythia Mons on Io

Skythia Mons

Feature Name	Skythia Mons
Clean Name	Skythia Mons
Feature ID	5596
Target	Io
Feature Type	Mons, montes
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	30.17 °
Southernmost Latitude	22.87 °
Easternmost Longitude	95.79 °
Westernmost Longitude	102.95 °
Diameter	253.35 km
Center Latitude	26.21 °
Center Longitude	99.01 °
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Northernmost Latitude	30.15 °
Southernmost Latitude	23.06 °
Easternmost Longitude	95.35 °
Westernmost Longitude	102.86 °
Diameter	249.62 km
Center Latitude	26.33 °
Center Longitude	97.81 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Greek
Quad	-
Reference	[27] - The Mythology of All Races (13 vols.), edited by John Arnott MacCulloch and George Foot Moore: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc., New York, 1964.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	1997
Origin	Io passed by here in her wanderings.
Last Updated	Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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