Revision as of 19:18, 6 February 2020 edit Mndata (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 17,758 edits →‎Physical description: Added links Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit ← Previous edit		Revision as of 05:06, 8 February 2020 edit undo Hadron137 (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Rollbackers 3,042 edits Undid revision 939484688 by Mndata (talk) without reputable citations, this appears to be WP:OR Tag: Undo Next edit →
Line 27: Kubrick Mons has a diameter between {{convert\|20\|and\|25\|km\|mi}} and is {{convert\|3-4\|km\|mi}} in height.<ref name=Cryo /> The feature is surrounded by a [[moat]] which has a depth of {{convert\|1-2\|km\|mi}} below the surrounding area.<ref>{{cite journal\|last1=Moore, J. M.\|last2=Spenser, J. R.\|last3=Mckinnon, W. B.\|last4=Beyer, R. A.\|title=The Geology of Charon as Revealed by New Horizons\|journal=International Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) Conference 2017\|date=Apr 10, 2017\|volume=LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION\|url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20170009828\|access-date=3 April 2018}}</ref> It is not currently known how Kubrick Mons formed; however, there is speculation that Kubrick Mons may be a [[cryovolcanism\|cryovolcano]] and the depression may be the result of a shrinking chamber of water and ammonia.<ref name=Cryo /> {{asof\|2019\|11}} this hypothesis remains to be confirmed. The mountain was named after ~~the~~ film director [[Stanley Kubrick~~]], an apparent reference to the alien [[Monolith (Space Odyssey)\|Monolith]] discovered in Kubrick's film [[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)\|''2001: A Space Odyssey~~]]. Official approval of the name was announced by the [[International Astronomical Union]] on 11 April 2018.<ref name="IAU">{{cite web\|title=Pluto’s Largest Moon, Charon, Gets Its First Official Feature Names\|url=https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1803/\|website=International Astronomical Union\|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref> It is sometimes called Charon's {{em\|Mountain in a Moat}} or more simply {{em\|Moat Mountain}}. ==References==

Kubrick Mons: Difference between revisions