Silpium Mons

Silpium Mons is a mountain on Jupiter's moon Io. It is 5.6 kilometers in height, 113 kilometers in length, and 79.7 kilometers in width. It covers an area of 7073 km2. It is a striated ridge, meaning it is an elevated structure dominated by one or more prominent linear or arcuate rises.[1] It is named after a location in Greece where the mythological Io died of grief. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. It is located at 52.71°S 272.34°W / -52.71; -272.34 (Silpium Mons),[2] south of Svarog Patera, north of Mithra Patera, and northeast of Viracocha Patera.[3] Its proximity to Svarog and Viracocha Paterae has been suggested to be evidence for a structural relationship between mountains and calderas on Io.[4]

A screenshot of an area including Silpium Mons, from NASA World Wind.

References
  1. "Io Mountain Database". planetologia.elte.hu. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  2. "USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  3. NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
  4. Harland, David M. (2000). Jupiter Odyssey: The Story of NASA's Galileo Mission. Springer. ISBN 1-85233-301-4. p. 353
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