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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Boösaule Montes
Clean Name Boosaule Montes
Feature ID 854
Target Io
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 1.26 °
Southmost Latitude -11.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 261.19 °
Westmost Longitude 274.43 °
Diameter 546.98 km
Center Latitude -3.68 °
Center Longitude 269.09 °
Northmost Latitude 1.07 °
Southmost Latitude -11.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 261.39 °
Westmost Longitude 274.19 °
Diameter 540.00 km
Center Latitude -3.75 °
Center Longitude 269.11 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1985
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin Cave where Io bore Epaphus.
Reference [19] - The Greek Myths (2 vols.), by Robert Graves: Penguin Books Ltd., Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England, 1974.
Updated Apr 09, 2009 5:23 PM

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