Silpium Mons
{{Short description|Mountain on Jupiter's moon Io}}
Silpium Mons is a mountain on Jupiter's moon Io. It is 5.6 kilometers in height, 113 kilometers in length, and 79.7 kilometers in width. It covers an area of 7073 km2. It is a striated ridge, meaning it is an elevated structure dominated by one or more prominent linear or arcuate rises.{{cite web |
title=Io Mountain Database |
work=planetologia.elte.hu |
url=http://planetologia.elte.hu/io/index.phtml?nev=273s51 |
accessdate=October 21, 2007 }} It is named after a location in Greece where the mythological Io died of grief. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. It is located at {{coord|52.71|S|272.34|W|type:mountain_globe:io|name=Silpium Mons}},{{cite web |
title=USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results |
work=USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information |
url=http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/FeatureNameDetail.jsp?feature=65704 |
accessdate=October 21, 2007 }} south of Svarog Patera, north of Mithra Patera, and northeast of Viracocha Patera.NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007. Its proximity to Svarog and Viracocha Paterae has been suggested to be evidence for a structural relationship between mountains and calderas on Io.Harland, David M. (2000). Jupiter Odyssey: The Story of NASA's Galileo Mission. Springer. {{ISBN|1-85233-301-4}}. p. 353