Ascraeus Mons (Mars)

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Name (Hebrew)
אסקראוס מונס (מאדים)
Name (Latin)
Ascraeus Mons (Mars)
Other forms of name
Ascraeus Mons Volcano (Mars)
See Also From tracing place name
Mars (Planet)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q499164
Library of congress: sh2010013747
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Geological Survey (U.S.). Topographic map of the northeast Ascraeus Mons region of Mars, MTM 500k 15/257E OMKT, 2004.
  • Gazetteer of planetary nomenclature, via WWW, Sept. 20, 2010(Ascraeus Mons, Mars, feature type: Mons, Northern Latitude 16.1°, Southern Latitude 8.2°, Eastern Longitude 101°, Western Longitude 107.6°, Diameter 460 km)
  • Wikipedia, Sept. 20, 2010(Ascraeus Mons is the northernmost of three volcanos (collectively known as Tharsis Montes) on the Tharsis bulge near the equator of the planet Mars; second highest mountain on Mars; Coordinates 11.8°N 255.5°E)
  • NASA images website, Sept. 20, 2010(Ascraeus Mons Volcano)
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Wikipedia description:

Ascraeus Mons is a large shield volcano located in the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. It is the northernmost and tallest of three shield volcanoes collectively known as the Tharsis Montes.

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