Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (γ) is a

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that lies to the north of the crater Gruithuisen at the western edge of the Mare Imbrium. This

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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

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, and it has been described by Antonin Rukl as resembling an "upturned

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". To the east lies the similar Mons Gruithuisen Delta (δ). Together they are often informally called the Gruithuisen domes.

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Gruithuisen Domes - Constellation Region of Interest
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter article
New Views of the Gruithuisen Domes
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter article Gruithuisen Gamma Volcanoes on the Moon {{moon-stub

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