List of mountains on Io
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Io's surface is covered in volcanoes and mountains. The larger ones are named after prominent figures from the mythological travels of Io, or the gods of sun and fire in various world mythologies. Here is a list of those mountains and volcanoes that have names.
See also the list of paterae on Io and the list of geological features on Io.
External links
- USGS: Io nomenclature (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jupiter/ioTOC.html)
- USGS: Io nomenclature: mountains (http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jupiter/iomons.html)
- Io's Tall Mountains (http://www.planetary.org/html/news/articlearchive/headlines/2001/iomountains.html) – Planetary Society article