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[[Image:Pavonis_Mons.jpg|thumb|right|px|Pavonis Mons]]'''Pavonis Mons''' is an extinct [[shield volcano|shield]] [[volcano]] in the [[Tharsis]] region. | [[Image:Pavonis_Mons.jpg|thumb|right|px|Pavonis Mons]]'''Pavonis Mons''' is an extinct [[shield volcano|shield]] [[volcano]] in the [[Tharsis]] region. | ||
| − | The name "Pavonis Mons" is Latin for "peacock mountain". It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was originally called Middle Spot.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Carr | first1 = Michael H. | doi = 10.1029/JB078i020p04049 | title = Volcanism on Mars | journal = Journal of Geophysical Research | year = 1973 | volume = 78 | pages= 4049–4062 | bibcode=1973JGR....78.4049C}}</ref> Its name officially became Pavonis Mons in 1973.<ref>planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov | + | The name "Pavonis Mons" is Latin for "peacock mountain". It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was originally called Middle Spot.<ref>{{cite journal | last1 = Carr | first1 = Michael H. | doi = 10.1029/JB078i020p04049 | title = Volcanism on Mars | journal = Journal of Geophysical Research | year = 1973 | volume = 78 | pages= 4049–4062 | bibcode=1973JGR....78.4049C}}</ref> Its name officially became Pavonis Mons in 1973.<ref>https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:32, 9 February 2018
Pavonis Mons is an extinct shield volcano in the Tharsis region.
The name "Pavonis Mons" is Latin for "peacock mountain". It is the middle member of a chain of three volcanic mountains (collectively known as the Tharsis Montes) that straddle the Martian equator between longitudes 235°E and 259°E. The volcano was discovered by the Mariner 9 spacecraft in 1971 and was originally called Middle Spot.[1] Its name officially became Pavonis Mons in 1973.[2]
References:
- ↑ "Volcanism on Mars" (1973). Journal of Geophysical Research 78: 4049–4062. doi:. Bibcode: 1973JGR....78.4049C.
- ↑ https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/
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