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'''Xanthe Montes''' is a [[mountain range]] on the planet [[Mars]].<ref name="Grego2012">{{cite book|author=Peter Grego|title=Mars and How to Observe It|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=A3IMq5TTRP4C&pg=PT135|accessdate=17 November 2012|date=1 June 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4614-2302-7|pages=135–}}</ref> The name ''Xanthe Montes''is a [[Classical albedo features on Mars|classical albedo feature name]]. It has a diameter of 500.0 Kilometer. This was approved by [[International Astronomical Union]] in 2006.<ref name="Xanthe Montes IAU">{{cite web|title=Xanthe Montes|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6598|publisher=IAU|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>
'''''Xanthe Montes''''' is a [[mountain range]] on the planet [[Mars]].<ref name="Grego2012">{{cite book|author=Peter Grego|title=Mars and How to Observe It|url=https://archive.org/details/marshowtoobserve0000greg|url-access=registration|access-date=17 November 2012|date=1 June 2012|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-4614-2302-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/marshowtoobserve0000greg/page/135 135]–}}</ref> The name ''Xanthe Montes'' is a [[Classical albedo features on Mars|classical albedo feature name]]. It has a diameter of {{convert|500|km|mi|0}}. This was approved by [[International Astronomical Union]] in 2006.<ref name="Xanthe Montes IAU">{{cite web|title=Xanthe Montes|url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6598|publisher=IAU|access-date=16 November 2012}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:23, 14 February 2024

Xanthe Montes
Coordinates18°08′N 305°05′E / 18.13°N 305.08°E / 18.13; 305.08

Xanthe Montes is a mountain range on the planet Mars.[1] The name Xanthe Montes is a classical albedo feature name. It has a diameter of 500 kilometres (311 mi). This was approved by International Astronomical Union in 2006.[2]

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  1. ^ Peter Grego (1 June 2012). Mars and How to Observe It. Springer. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-1-4614-2302-7. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Xanthe Montes". IAU. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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