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Montes Alpes

Mons (334.5 km) — Named from terrestrial Alps.

Coordinates
48.36, -0.58 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Mons
Feature type
Mons, montes
Feature type code
MO
Diameter km
334.47925
Etymology
Named from terrestrial Alps.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4003
Clean name
Montes Alpes
Ethnicity
Switzerland
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-12

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