Astronomy:Mons Maraldi

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Short description: Mountain on the Moon
Mons Maraldi
Mons Maraldi AS17-M-1216.jpg
Apollo 17 Mapping camera image
Highest point
Elevation1.3 km
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 20°18′N 35°18′E / 20.3°N 35.3°E / 20.3; 35.3
Geography
Locationthe Moon

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.[1]

Context image showing the dome-like Mons Maraldi at center and the flooded crater Maraldi to the southwest from Apollo 17. NASA photo.

See also

References

  1. "Mons Maraldi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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