Astronomy:Mons Tai

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Short description: Mountain on the Moon


Mons Tai
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Highest point
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 44°34′S 175°50′E / 44.56°S 175.83°E / -44.56; 175.83 

Mons Tai is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. [1] Its name, given on March 4, 2019, comes from the mountain of Tai Shan, mountain in China's Shandong province just south of Beijing.[2] Its diameter is 24 km. The name was given in connection with the Chang'e 4 mission, the lander of which has landed within this crater.

References

  1. ↑ "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mons Tai on Moon". https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15785. 
  2. ↑ "China's Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon Now Has a Name". 15 February 2019. https://www.space.com/china-moon-far-side-change-4-landing-site-name.html. 



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