Live

Montes on Ceres

3 named features carry the IAU descriptor Mons — a mountain on Ceres, out of 284 in the mapped Solar System.

Named
3
of 149 named places on Ceres — 2.0%
Largest
90 km
Liberalia Mons
Median size
20 km
Across the 3 with a measured diameter
Named between
2015–2016
IAU approval dates

How montes on Ceres get their names

The IAU assigns each feature class on each world a naming theme. Across the 3 montes with a recorded origin, 3 categories appear, led by Roman.

Roman1India1Ecuador1

All 3 montes on Ceres

Every one has its own page, on the surface it sits on.

Montes elsewhere in the Solar System

The same descriptor is used on 6 other worlds, for 281 more features.