Boösaule Montes
 South Boösaule by Voyager 1 (1979) | |
| Location | Io (moon) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 9°42′S 88°54′E / 9.7°S 88.9°ECoordinates: 9°42′S 88°54′E / 9.7°S 88.9°E |
| Surface area | 17 900 km² |
| Dimensions | 145×159 km |
| Peak | 17500 m |
South Boösaule (Latin: South Boösaule Montes) — the highest mountain of Jupiter's moon Io, one of the highest mountains in the solar system. Located in the north-west from the volcano Pele, in the mountain range Boösaule.
The official name of the array and the mountain was given in honor of the cave in Egypt, where Io gave birth to Epaphus, and approved by the IAU in 1985.
Size
South Boösaule has a relative height of 18.2 km (17.5 km from the foot), dimensions: 145 × 159 km (diameter of mountain range is 540 km[1]) and it covers an area of 17,900 km².[2]
South-east side of the mountain is a steep cliff, which reaches a height of 15 km.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Boösaule Montes (Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature)
- ↑ Io Mountain Database
- ↑ Schenk, Paul; Hargitai, Henrik; Wilson, Ronda; McEwen, Alfred; Thomas, Peter (2001). "The mountains of Io: Global and geological perspectives from Voyager and Galileo". Journal of Geophysical Research 106 (E12): 33201. Bibcode:2001JGR...10633201S. doi:10.1029/2000JE001408. ISSN 0148-0227.
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