Australe Montes [SEP] located on astronomical body
Australe Montes
Australe Montes is a mountain on the planet Mars. The name "Australe Montes" is a classical albedo name. It has a diameter of . This was approved by International Astronomical Union in 2003.
See also.
- List of mountains on Mars
External links.
- Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
had brought it to the top. He had to do this over and over again. There are a number of mountains in this range, hence the plural form of Sisyphus is used for this group of mountains.
Sisyphi Montes are located in the Mare Australe quadrangle, between Argyre and Hellas impact basins.
Ice Sheet.
Some researchers have suggested that a large ice sheet covered much of the Mare Australe quadrangle. Sisyphi Montes consists of about 100 dome-like structures that resemble volcanoes that have erupted under ice sheets