| Feature type | Mountain, cryovolcano |
|---|---|
| Location | Tombaugh Regio, Pluto |
| Coordinates | 35°16′S 176°47′E / 35.26°S 176.79°E[1] |
| Diameter | ~257 km (160 mi)[2] |
| Peak | 6 ± 1 km (3.7 ± 0.62 mi)} (base to crest) |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
| Eponym | Auguste Piccard |
Piccard Mons is a large, roughly circular mountain and likely cryovolcano on the dwarf planet Pluto. Discovered by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015, it is located southeast of Wright Mons within the Tombaugh Regio, adjacent to the Safronov Regio and Elcano Montes.[3]
- ^ "Piccard Mons". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program. (Center Latitude: -35.26°, Center Longitude: 176.79°; Planetocentric, +East)
- ^ "Piccard Mons Information". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.
- ^ "Map of Pluto". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov.