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List Of Mountains On The Moon By Height
The is a list of mountains on the Moon, arranged by relative height in kilometres. More than four kilometres *Mons Huygens - 5.5 km *Mons Hadley - 4.5 km * Mons Bradley - 4.3 km 3-4 kilometres *Mons Penck - 4.0 km *Mons Hadley Delta - 3.9 km *Mons Blanc - 3.8 km *Mons Wolff - 3.8 km * Mons Ampère - 3.3 km 2-3 kilometres *Mons Pico - 2.4 km *Mons Piton - 2.1 km *Mons Vitruvius - 2.3 km 1-2 kilometres * Mons La Hire - 1.5 km *Mons Vinogradov - 1.4 km *Mons Maraldi - 1.3 km *Mons Rümker - 1.1 km Less than one kilometre *Mons Gruithuisen Gamma - 0.9 km See also {{Portal, Solar System * List of mountains on the Moon * Boot Hill * Duke Island * List of tallest mountains in the Solar System Notes Moon, by height Mountains A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountains On The Moon
Mountains on the Moon have heights defined relative to various vertical datums. In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency used 1,730,000 meters. The '' Clementine'' topographic data published in the 1990s uses 1,737,400 meters. This table is not comprehensive, and does not list the highest places on the Moon. ''Clementine'' data show a range of about 18,100 meters from lowest to highest point on the Moon. The highest point, located on the far side of the Moon, is approximately 6,500 meters higher than Mons Huygens (usually listed as the tallest mountain). Mountains These are isolated mountains or massifs. Mountain ranges See also *List of mountains on the Moon by height *List of features on the Moon *List of craters on the Moon * List of maria on the Moon *List of valleys on the Moon *List of mountain ranges *List of tallest mountains in the Solar Syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons La Hire
Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of the crater Euler, and to the west-northwest of Lambert. The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 27.8° N, 25.5° W, and it has a maximum diameter at the base of 25 km. The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest. The peak has a height of 1.5 km above the surface. This feature was named after Philippe de La Hire, a French mathematician and astronomer. Nearby craters Several tiny craters near this mountain have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below. Felix and Verne are located to the south of the peak, while the remainder are grouped to the north and northeast. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Mons La Hire. La Hire A is on the northeast s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains On The Moon '', a 1937 novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
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Mountains of the Moon may refer to: * Mountains of the Moon (Africa), a legendary mountain range once thought to be the source of the Nile River in Uganda * ''Mountains of the Moon'' (film), a 1990 film about a search for the source of the Nile * Mountains of the Moon University, Uganda * List of mountains on the Moon, mountains on Luna * ''Mountains of the Moon'', or ''Chander Pahar'', a 2013 Indian film * "Mountains of the Moon", a 1969 song by the Grateful Dead from ''Aoxomoxoa'' * ''Mountains of the Moon'', the original working title for Mark Hollis's 1998 album '' Mark Hollis''. *''Mountain of the Moon'', or ''Chander Pahar ''Chander Pahar'' () is a Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and published in 1937. The novel follows the adventures of a young Bengali man in the forests of Africa. The novel is one of the most-loved adventure nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Tallest Mountains In The Solar System
This is a list of the tallest mountains in the Solar System. This list includes peaks on all celestial bodies where significant mountains have been detected. For some celestial bodies, different peaks are given across different types of measurement. The solar system's tallest mountain is the central peak of Rheasilvia on the asteroid Vesta, estimated at up to 25 km from peak to base. Among the terrestrial planets the tallest mountain is Olympus Mons on Mars, at 21.9 km. __TOC__ List Heights are given from base to peak (although a precise definition for mean base level is lacking). Peak elevations above sea level are only available on Earth, and possibly Titan. On other worlds, peak elevations above an equipotential surface or a reference ellipsoid could be used if enough data is available for the calculation, but this is often not the case. Tallest mountains by elevation * Olympus Mons * Equatorial Ridge * Boösaule Mons * Ascraeus Mons * Ionian Mons * Elysium Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Island (lunar Mountain)
Duke Island is a small lunar mountain that is located in Mare Tranquillitatis, about 64 km southwest of the crater Maskelyne, and about 188 km east of the Apollo 11 landing site. Unlike many other lunar features named by the Apollo astronauts, the name of the mountain is not formally recognized by the International Astronomical Union. However, Duke Island and other informal features such as nearby Boot Hill or Mount Marilyn (within Montes Secchi) were significant landmarks used by the astronauts for navigation to the first landing site. "Duke" refers to astronaut Charlie Duke, who was CAPCOM during the Apollo 11 landing and lunar module pilot of Apollo 16. See also * List of mountains on the Moon by height The is a list of mountains on the Moon, arranged by relative height in kilometres. More than four kilometres *Mons Huygens - 5.5 km *Mons Hadley - 4.5 km * Mons Bradley - 4.3 km 3-4 kilometres *Mons Penck - 4.0 km *Mons H ... Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boot Hill (lunar Mountain)
Boot Hill is a small lunar mountain that is located in Mare Tranquillitatis, about 45 km south of the crater Maskelyne, and about 210 km east of the Apollo 11 landing site. The peak at its north end rises approximately 230 m above the surrounding mare. Unlike many other lunar features named by the Apollo astronauts, the name of the mountain is not formally recognized by the International Astronomical Union. However, Boot Hill and other informal features such as the nearby Duke Island or Mount Marilyn (within Montes Secchi) were significant landmarks used by the astronauts for navigation to the first landing site. See also * List of mountains on the Moon by height References {{reflist External links LTO-61D4Maskelyne Orientalis, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap (LTO) Series Boot Hill Boot Hill, or Boothill, is the given name of many cemeteries, chiefly in the Western United States. During the 19th and early 20th century it was a common name for the burial gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (γ) is a lunar dome that lies to the north of the crater Gruithuisen at the western edge of the Mare Imbrium. This massif is shaped as a rounded dome in the surface, occupying a diameter of 20 km and climbing gently to a height of over 1500 meters. At the crest is a small crater. This formation appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, and it has been described by Antonin Rukl as resembling an "upturned bathtub". To the east lies the similar Mons Gruithuisen Delta (δ). Together they are often informally called the Gruithuisen domes. See also * List of mountains on the Moon by height * Volcanism on the Moon Volcanism on the Moon is represented by the presence of volcanoes, pyroclastic deposits and vast lava plains on the lunar surface. The volcanoes are typically in the form of small domes and cones that form large volcanic complexes and isolated ed ... References External links Gruithuisen Domes - Constellation Region of Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Rümker
Mons Rümker is an isolated volcanic formation that is located in the northwest part of the Moon's near side, at selenographic coordinates 40.8° N, 58.1° W. The feature forms a large, elevated mound in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. The mound has a diameter of 70 kilometres, and climbs to a maximum elevation of about 1,300 metres above the surrounding plain. It was named after Karl L. C. Rümker. Mons Rümker has a concentration of 22 lunar domes—rounded bulges across the top, some of which contain a small craterlet at the peak. These are wide, circular features with a gentle slope rising in elevation a few hundred meters to the midpoint. Lunar domes are similar to shield volcanoes, and are the result of lava erupting from localized vents followed by relatively slow cooling. Mons Rümker is surrounded by a scarp that separates it from the adjacent mare. The plateau rises to an altitude of 900 m in the west, 1,100 m in the south and 650 m in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Maraldi
Mons Maraldi is a 1.3-kilometer-tall mountain on the Moon at 20.3° N, 35.3°E, covering an area about 15 kilometers in diameter. It is named after the nearby crater Maraldi. See also *List of mountains on the Moon Mountains on the Moon have heights defined relative to various vertical datums. In the 1960s, the U.S. Army Mapping Service used elevation relative to 1,737,988 meters from the center of the Moon. In the 1970s, the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency us ... References External links *Mons Maraldi at The Moon Wiki* * Maraldi, Mons {{Moon-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Vinogradov
Mons Vinogradov is a rugged massif that is located on the lunar mare where Oceanus Procellarum to the southwest joins Mare Imbrium to the east. There are three primary peaks in this formation, which rise to altitudes of 1.0–1.4 km above the surface (3,281-4593 ft). To the east of this rise is the crater Euler, and to the southeast is an area of rugged ground that reaches the Montes Carpatus range. The Carpatus mountain range forms the southwest boundary of the Mare Imbrium. The selenographic coordinate of Mons Vinogradov is 22.4 N, 32.4 W, and it has a maximum diameter of 25 km at the base. It was named after Soviet geochemist Aleksandr P. Vinogradov. This mountain was formerly named Euler Beta (β), or Mons Euler. In the rugged ground just to the southeast of this mountain is a set of craters that have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below. ;Notes: See also * List of mountains on the Moon by height References * * * * * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mons Vitruvius
Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon that is located in the Montes Taurus region just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis. This massif is located at selenographic coordinates of 19.4° N, 30.8° E, and it has a diameter across the base of 15 km. It rises to a maximum height of about 2.3 km near the northeastern end. This mountain was named after the nearby crater Vitruvius, located to the south-southeast. The eponym for this crater is ancient Roman engineer and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. The Apollo 17 mission landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley to the north of this mountain. See also * List of mountains on the Moon by height References External links Mons Vitruvius at The Moon WikiLTO-43D4 Vitruvius— L&PI topographic map In modern mapping, a topographic map or topographic sheet is a type of map characterized by large- scale detail and quantitative representation of relief features, usually using cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 that created Mare Imbrium. The mountain was named after the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physician Christiaan Huygens., accessed August 19, 2017 Surroundings See also *List of tallest mountains in the Solar System *Astrogeology References External links Mons Huygensat the Moon WikiAnnotated mapsource {{DEFAULTSORT:Huygens Mons Mountains on the Moon 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
