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'''Kubrick Mons''' is a |
'''Kubrick Mons''' is the largest of a series of mountain peaks on Pluto's moon [[Charon (moon)|Charon]] that rise out of depressions in the ground in the [[Vulcan Planum]] plain<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/29970-pluto-moon-charon-mountain-photo.html|title=Pluto's Big Moon Charon Has a Bizarre Mountain in a Moat (Photo)|work=Space.com|accessdate=7 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=Cryo>{{cite web|last1=Desch|first1=S.J.|last2=Neveu|first2=M.|title=Differentiation and Cryovolcanism in the Pluto-Charon System|url=http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/1647.pdf|website=USRA Houston|publisher=School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref>. Kubrik Mons has a diameter between {{convert|20-25|km|mi}} and {{convert|3-4|km|mi}} in height<ref name=Cryo></ref>. It is currently not known how Kubrik Mons formed, however there is speculation that Kubrik Mons may be a [[cryovolcanism|cryovolcano]] and the depression may be the result of a shrinking chamber of water and ammonia<ref name=Cryo></ref>, this however remains to be proven. |
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The mountain was named after film director [[Stanley Kubrick]]. |
The mountain was named after film director [[Stanley Kubrick]]{{citation needed}}. |
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Kubrick Mons is the largest of a series of mountain peaks on Pluto's moon Charon that rise out of depressions in the ground in the Vulcan Planum plain[1][2]. Kubrik Mons has a diameter between 20–25 kilometres (12–16 mi) and 3–4 kilometres (1.9–2.5 mi) in height[2]. It is currently not known how Kubrik Mons formed, however there is speculation that Kubrik Mons may be a cryovolcano and the depression may be the result of a shrinking chamber of water and ammonia[2], this however remains to be proven.
The mountain was named after film director Stanley Kubrick[citation needed].
References
- ^ "Pluto's Big Moon Charon Has a Bizarre Mountain in a Moat (Photo)". Space.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ a b c 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.
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