Aeolis Mons

Translingual
Aeolis Mons as viewed by the Curiosity Rover after landing on Mars (August 6, 2012).

Etymology

Aeolis +‎ Mons. Named in May 2012 by the International Astronomical Union as a major mountain in the Aeolis quadrangle on the planet Mars Aeolis (“Aeolis quadrangle”).

Proper noun

Aeolis Mons

  1. (planetology) The central mountain peak within Gale Crater on the planet Mars.

Further reading

English

Etymology

From translingual Aeolis Mons.

Proper noun

Aeolis Mons

  1. Aeolis Mons

Synonyms
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