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Selenean summit refers to the "highest" point on the 
At some 10,786 m (35,387 ft) above the lunar mean, it is nearly twenty percent 'taller' than Earth's relative highest point, Everest. The summit is located along the north-eastern rim of Engel'gardt crater. Although methods of measurement differ somewhat (e.g., the Moon lacks a
A video journey to the summit area outlining some peaks in the region.
*Links to other data and information can be found on http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/ Moon
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, notionally similar to Mount Everest
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on the Earth
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At some 10,786 m (35,387 ft) above the lunar mean, it is nearly twenty percent 'taller' than Earth's relative highest point, Everest. The summit is located along the north-eastern rim of Engel'gardt crater. Although methods of measurement differ somewhat (e.g., the Moon lacks a sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...
), since its discovery in 2010 by the LRO teams, nowhere else has surpassed this region's height measurements on the lunar surface. Approximate coordinates for the summit are .
The summit is located on the far side of the Moon relative to Earth.
See also
*Mons Huygens
Mons Huygens is the Moon's tallest mountain (but not its highest point, which is Selenean Summit). It is about high and is located in the Montes Apenninus. Adjacent to the west is Mons Ampère. The Montes Apenninus were formed by the impact tha ...
References
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External links
A video journey to the summit area outlining some peaks in the region.
*Links to other data and information can be found on http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/ Moon