Montes Recti

Montes Recti
position	48.3 °  N , 19.72 °  W Coordinates: 48 ° 18 '0 "  N , 19 ° 43' 12"  W.
diameter	83 km
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Montes Recti ( Latin : "Straight Mountains") is a mountain range on the earth-facing side of the moon . Its name was chosen by Birt for its shape and was endorsed by the International Astronomical Union in 1961 . The mountain range is located very north in the Mare Imbrium , at 48 ° N and 20 ° W, is around 90 kilometers long and up to 1,800 meters high.

In the eastern neighborhood, the Montes Teneriffe mountain group protrudes from the mare plain .

See also

• List of the mountains and mountain ranges of the moon

Web links

• SkyTrip.de
• Benjamin Kühne: picture with surroundings
• Montes Recti in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Montes Recti on The-Moon Wiki
• Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [1] [2]