Egypt Mons

Egypt Mons

Egypt Mons is a mountain on Jupiter's moon Io. It is 10 kilometers in height, making it the 11th tallest mountain on Io, and taller than Mount Everest. Although the U.S. Geological Survey gives a diameter of 193.7 kilometers, the Io Mountain Database gives a length of 133.8 kilometers and a width of 146.0 kilometers. It is a Flatiron Massif mountain, meaning it has a rugged, irregular appearance and complex surface morphology. It is 9792 km2 in area and located at 41.5°S, 257.6°W. It has a steep, north-facing scarp. Egypt Mons is named for Egypt, because that is the place where Io ended her wanderings in the mythology. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1997. [cite web
title=USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results | work=USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information
url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=61902
accessdate=October 20
accessyear=2007] [cite web
title=Io Mountain Database | work=planetologia.elte.hu
url=http://planetologia.elte.hu/io/index.phtml?nev=height
accessdate=October 20
accessyear=2007] [cite web
title=Io Mountain Database | work=planetologia.elte.hu
url=http://planetologia.elte.hu/io/index.phtml?nev=258s40
accessdate=October 20
accessyear=2007] To the northwest is Babbar Patera, and southeast is Hermes Mensa. Svarog Patera can be found to the southwest. ["NASA World Wind" 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mons Claudianus — …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mons Porphyrites — ist ein römischer Steinbruch in der östlichen Wüste Ägyptens. Er liegt etwa 45 Kilometer vom Meer entfernt an der Straße zwischen Maximianopolis/Kainopolis im Niltal und Myos Hormos (Abu Sha ar Al Qibli am Roten Meer), 55 Kilometer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Mons Claudianus — View of Mons Claudianus from the North East Roman inscription “Marm …   Wikipedia

  • Mons Smaragdus — 24.77111111111134.718055555556 Koordinaten: 24° 46′ 16″ N, 34° 43′ 5″ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Mons Claudianus —    Roman name for the site of the Roman granodiorite quarry and associated settlement in the Eastern Desert 500 kilometers south of Cairo in the mountains bordering the Red Sea. The area was in use from the time of Trajan (98–117 AD). The… …   Ancient Egypt

  • Mons Porphyrites —    Roman name for the site of the Roman porphyry quarry and associated settlement in the mountains of the Eastern Desert 30 kilometers from the Red Sea coast. The site was discovered around 18 AD by Caius Cominius Leugas and was worked throughout …   Ancient Egypt

  • Flight into Egypt — For other uses, see Flight into Egypt (disambiguation). The Flight into Egypt by Giotto di Bondone (1304 06, Scrovegni Chapel, Padua). The flight into Egypt is a biblical event described in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:13 …   Wikipedia

  • R.A.E.C. Mons — Football club infobox clubname = Mons fullname = Royal Albert Elizabeth Club de Mons short name = R.A.E.C. Mons nickname = Les Dragons (The Dragons), L Albert founded = 1909 (creation),June 17, 1910 (registration) ground = Stade Charles Tondreau …   Wikipedia

  • Olbia (Egypt) — Olbia or Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη) was an ancient city in the Regio Troglodytica upon the western coast of the Red Sea between Philoteras (Quseir or Kosseir) and Myos Hormos. (Strabo xvi. p. 769; Steph. B. s. v. Ἀρσινόη). The city was renamed from …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”