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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Xochiquetzal Mons
Clean Name Xochiquetzal Mons
Feature ID 6615
Target Venus
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 3.50 °
Southmost Latitude 3.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 270.00 °
Westmost Longitude 270.00 °
Diameter 80.00 km
Center Latitude 3.50 °
Center Longitude 270.00 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent North America
Ethnicity Mexico
Origin Aztec goddess of flowers.
Reference [111] - The Book of Goddesses and Heroines, by P. Monaghan: Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, Minn., 1990.
Updated Oct 01, 2006 3:30 PM

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