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Most Iapetian geological features are named after characters and locations in the Old French epic poem The Song of Roland, specifically the English translation by Dorothy L. Sayers.[1]
A mons /ˈmɒnz/, pl. montes /ˈmɒntiːz/, is a mountain.
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Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Pronunciation | Refs |
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Carcassone Montes | 0.0°N 216.7°W / 0.0; -216.7 | 740.0 | August 5, 2008 | Carcassonne, France | /kɑːrkəˈsoʊn/ | WGPSN |
Cordova Mons | 0.0°N 206.2°W / 0.0; -206.2 | 85.0 | August 5, 2008 | Córdoba, Spain | /ˈkɔːrdoʊvə/ | WGPSN |
Gayne Mons | 0.0°N 176.0°W / 0.0; -176.0 | 65.0 | August 5, 2008 | Gayne, Spain | WGPSN | |
Haltile Mons | 0.0°N 190.4°W / 0.0; -190.4 | 45.0 | August 5, 2008 | Haltile, Spain | WGPSN | |
Seville Mons | 0.0°N 346.3°W / 0.0; -346.3 | 69.0 | August 5, 2008 | Seville, Spain | /sɪˈvɪl/ | WGPSN |
Sorence Mons | 0.0°N 193.7°W / 0.0; -193.7 | 46.0 | August 5, 2008 | Castle of Pinabel | WGPSN | |
Toledo Montes | 0.0°N 136.0°W / 0.0; -136.0 | 1100.0 | August 5, 2008 | Toledo, Spain | /toʊˈliːdoʊ/ | WGPSN |
Tortelosa Montes | 0.0°N 64.7°W / 0.0; -64.7 | 294.0 | August 5, 2008 | Tortelosa, Spain | WGPSN | |
Valterne Mons | 0.0°N 170.6°W / 0.0; -170.6 | 50.0 | August 5, 2008 | Valterne, Spain | WGPSN |
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There is one named Iapetian regio /ˈriːdʒioʊ/ (area of distinct albedo difference), Cassini:
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Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Pronunciation | Refs |
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Cassini Regio | 28.1°S 92.6°W / -28.1; -92.6 (Cassini Regio) | 0 | 1982 | Giovanni Cassini, discoverer of Iapetus | /kəˈsiːnɪ/ | WGPSN |
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There are two named Iapetian terrae /ˈtɛriː/ (large 'land' masses).
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Name | Coordinates | Diameter (km) | Approval Date | Namesake | Pronunciation | Refs |
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Roncevaux Terra | 37.0°N 239.5°W / 37.0; -239.5 | 1284.0 | 1982 | Battle of Roncevaux Pass | /rɒnsəˈvoʊ/ | WGPSN |
Saragossa Terra | 45.0°S 180.0°W / -45.0; -180.0 | 2300.0 | August 5, 2008 | Saragossa, Spain | /særəˈɡɒsə/ | WGPSN |
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The adjectival form of Roncevaux is Roncesvallian.
Named impact craters are:
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