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Montes Caucasus

Mons (443.5 km) — Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.

Coordinates
37.5188, 9.9311 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Mons
Feature type
Mons, montes
Feature type code
MO
Diameter km
443.50543
Etymology
Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1961
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4007
Clean name
Montes Caucasus
Ethnicity
Caucasus
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-25

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