Mons Hadley Delta

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Mons Hadley Delta
Rima Hadley - LROC - WAC.JPG
Rima Hadley with Mons Hadley Delta ( LROC -WAC)
Mons Hadley Delta (Moon Equatorial Region)
Mons Hadley Delta
position 25.72 °  N , 3.71 °  E Coordinates: 25 ° 43 '12 "  N , 3 ° 42' 36"  E
diameter 17 km
Named after John Hadley
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

The Mons Hadley Delta is a mountain on the Earth's moon with a diameter of around 15 km that rises around 3600 m above the surrounding plain. It has been named after the British instrument maker John Hadley since 1935 .

It is east of the Rima Hadley and south of the landing site of Apollo 15 , on the eastern edge of the Palus Putredinis . To the north is the larger Mons Hadley .

Coordinates: 25 ° 48 'N / 3 ° 48' E

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