 Kubrick Mons is a depression with a peak in the middle, shown here in the upper left corner of the inset. | |
| Feature type | Moated mountain |
|---|---|
| Location | Vulcan Planitia, Charon |
| Coordinates | 3°36′N 30°48′E / 3.6°N 30.8°E[1] |
| Diameter | 40 kilometres (25 mi) |
| Peak | 3–4 km (1.9–2.5 mi) |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Eponym | Stanley Kubrick |
Kubrick Mons is the name given to the largest of a series of mountain peaks on Pluto's moon Charon that rise out of depressions in the Vulcan Planitia region.[2][3] The feature was first recorded by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard the New Horizons spacecraft during a flyby on 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Kubrick Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ "Pluto's Big Moon Charon Has a Bizarre Mountain in a Moat". Space.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Desch, S.J.; Neveu, M. "Differentiation and Cryovolcanism in the Pluto-Charon System" (PDF). USRA Houston. School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University. Retrieved 4 October 2016.