Erebus Montes

Mountain group on Mars

Erebus Montes

Erebus Montes as seen from HiRISE .

position

35 ° 40 ′ N , 174 ° 59 ′ W Coordinates: 35 ° 39 ′ 36 " N , 174 ° 58 ′ 48" W

region

Diacria Gradfeld

The Erebus Montes are a group of mountains in the Diacria Gradfeld on Mars . They have a length of 785 km and the name comes from an albedo feature in the range of 26 ° N and 182 ° W on Mars.

The northern part of the Erebus Montes

On the edge of the northeastern foothills of the Erebus Montes are several preferred target areas for the establishment of a Martian colony by the SpaceX company from the mid-2020s.Template: future / in 5 years

Individual evidence

Commons : Erebus Montes - Collection of images, videos and audio files

↑ Erebus Montes in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
↑ SpaceX acquires new photos of Starship landing sites with Mars-orbiting NASA satellite. In: Teslarati. September 4, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019 .
↑ SpaceX is eyeing these 9 places on Mars for its first Starship rocket missions. In: Business Insider. September 3, 2019, accessed June 9, 2019 .

[1] Erebus Montes in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS

[2] SpaceX acquires new photos of Starship landing sites with Mars-orbiting NASA satellite. In: Teslarati. September 4, 2019, accessed September 6, 2019 .

[3] SpaceX is eyeing these 9 places on Mars for its first Starship rocket missions. In: Business Insider. September 3, 2019, accessed June 9, 2019 .