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Mons Huygens

Mons (42.0 km) — Christiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).

Coordinates
19.9188, -2.8571 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Mons
Feature type
Mons, montes
Feature type code
MO
Diameter km
41.967762
Etymology
Christiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1961
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3987
Clean name
Mons Huygens
Ethnicity
The Netherlands (Dutch)
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-41

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