List of mountains on the Moon
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This is a list of mountains on the Moon:
Mountains
These are isolated mountains or massifs.| Name | Lat./Long. | Dia. | Ht. | Name Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mons Agnes | 1 km | Greek feminine name | ||
| Mons Ampère | 30 km | 3.0 km | André-Marie Ampère, physicist | |
| Mons André | 10 km | French masculine name | ||
| Mons Ardeshir | 8 km | Ardashir, Persian (Iranian) emperor | ||
| Mons Argaeus | 50 km | Mount Erciyas, Asia Minor | ||
| Mons Blanc | 25 km | 3.6 km | Mont Blanc, the Alps | |
| Mons Bradley | 30 km | 4.2 km | James Bradley, astronomer | |
| Mons Delisle | 30 km | Named after nearby Delisle crater | ||
| Mons Dieter | 20 km | German masculine name | ||
| Mons Dilip | 2 km | Indian masculine name | ||
| Mons Esam | 8 km | Arabic masculine name | ||
| Mons Ganau | 14 km | African masculine name | ||
| Mons Gruithuisen Delta | 20 km | Named after nearby Gruithuisen crater | ||
| Mons Gruithuisen Gamma | 20 km | Named after nearby Gruithuisen crater | ||
| Mons Hadley | 25 km | 4.6 km | John Hadley, inventor | |
| Mons Hadley Delta | 15 km | 3.5 km | Named after nearby Mount Hadley | |
| Mons Hansteen | 30 km | Named after nearby Hansteen crater | ||
| Mons Herodotus | 5 km | Named after nearby Herodotus crater | ||
| Mons Huygens | 40 km | 4.7 km | Christian Huygens, astronomer | |
| Mons La Hire | 25 km | 1.5 km | Philippe de la Hire, astronomer | |
| Mons Maraldi | 15 km | 1.3 km | Named after nearby Maraldi crater | |
| Mons Moro | 10 km | Antonio Lazzaro Moro, earth scientist | ||
| Mons Penck | 30 km | 4. km | Albrecht Penck, geographer | |
| Mons Pico | 25 km | 2. km | Spanish for "peak" | |
| Mons Piton | 25 km | 2.3 km | Mount Piton, Tenerife | |
| Mons Rümker | 70 km | 0.5 km | Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker, astronomer | |
| Mons Usov | 15 km | Mikhail A. Usov, geologist | ||
| Mons Vinogradov2 | 25 km | 1.4 km | Aleksandr Pavlovich Vinogradov, chemist | |
| Mons Vitruvius | 15 km | 2.3 km | Named after nearby Vitruvius crater | |
| Mons Wolff | 35 km | 3.5 km | Baron Christian von Wolff, philosopher |
Notes:
- Formerly called Mons Euler.
Mountain ranges
See also
- List of mountains on the Moon by height
- List of craters on the Moon
- List of features on the Moon
- List of maria on the Moon
- List of valleys on the Moon
- List of mountain ranges
External links
- [Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon]
- [USGS: Moon nomenclature]
- [USGS: Moon nomenclature: mountains]
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