Ascraeus Mons
Ascraeus Mons is an extinct shield volcano in the Tharsis region. Ascreus Mons is in the Tharsis quadrangle 11.8°N, 255.5°E (104.5W).
The volcano's location corresponds to the classical albedo feature of Mars, Ascraeus Lacus. The name comes from "Ascra," the birthplace of Hesiod. The word ascraeus is poetic word for rural.[1]
The volcano's name officially became Ascraeus Mons in 1973.[2]
References:
- ↑ Blunck, J. 1982. Mars and its Satellites. Exposition Press. Smithtown, N.Y.
- ↑ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/417
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