This is a list of mountain structures on the moon to the earth .
Mountains (Montes)
In the highlands ( terrae ) of the moon there are several mountain ranges, which were mostly named after earthly mountains.
Surname
|
Named after
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location
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Average dimension in km
|
Montes Agricola
|
Georgius Agricola
|
29 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 54 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29.1 -54.2
|
141
|
Montes Alpes
|
Alps
|
46 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 0 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 46.4 -0.8
|
281
|
Montes Apenninus
|
Apennines
|
18 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 18.9 -3.7
|
401
|
Montes Archimedes
|
Archimedes
|
25 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 25.3 -4.6
|
163
|
Montes Carpatus
|
Carpathians
|
14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 24 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 14.5 -24.4
|
361
|
Montes Caucasus
|
Caucasus
|
38 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 38.4 10
|
445
|
Montes Cordillera
|
Cordilleras
|
17 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ S , 81 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -17.5 -81.6
|
574
|
Montes Haemus
|
Balkan Mountains
|
19 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 9/19 9.2
|
560
|
Montes Harbinger
|
" Harbingers (English harbinger ) [of the twilight]"
|
27 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 41 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 27 -41
|
090
|
Montes Jura
|
law
|
47 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 34 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 47.1 -34
|
422
|
Montes Pyrenaeus
|
Pyrenees
|
15 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 41 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -15.6 41.2
|
164
|
Montes Recti
|
"Straight mountains"
|
48 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 20 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 48 -20
|
090
|
Montes Riphaeus
|
Ripples
|
7 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ S , 28 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -7.7 -28.1
|
189
|
Montes Rook
|
Lawrence Rook
|
20 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 82 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -20.6 -82.5
|
791
|
Montes Secchi
|
Angelo Secchi
|
3 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 43 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 3 43
|
050
|
Montes Svalbard
|
Spitsbergen
|
35 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 35 -5
|
060
|
Montes Taurus
|
Taurus Mountains
|
28 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 41 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 28.4 41.1
|
172
|
Montes Tenerife
|
Tenerife
|
47 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 47.1 -11.8
|
182
|
Mountains (mons)
Names have also been given for clearly visible and demarcated elevations.
Surname
|
Named after
|
location
|
Average diameter in km
|
Mons Agnes
|
Agnes
|
18 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 18.6 5.3
|
01
|
Mons Ampère
|
André-Marie Ampère
|
19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 19 -4
|
30th
|
Mons André
|
André
|
5 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5.2 120.6
|
10
|
Mons Ardeshir
|
Persian male name (Ardaschir)
|
5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 121 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5 121
|
08th
|
Mons Argaeus
|
ancient name of today's Erciyes Dağı in Turkey
|
19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 29 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 19 29
|
50
|
Mont Blanc
|
Mont Blanc
|
45 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 45 1
|
25th
|
Mons Bradley
|
James Bradley
|
22 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 22 1
|
30th
|
Mons Delisle
|
Joseph Nicolas Delisle
|
29 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 35 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29.5 -35.8
|
30th
|
Mons Dieter
|
Dieter
|
5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5 120.2
|
20th
|
Mons Dilip
|
Indian male name
|
5 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 5.6 120.8
|
02
|
Mons Esam
|
Arabic male name
|
14 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 35 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 14.6 35.7
|
08th
|
Mons Ganau
|
African male name
|
4 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 120 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 4.8 120.6
|
14th
|
Mons Gruithuisen Delta
|
Franz by Paula Gruithuisen
|
36 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 39 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 36 -39.5
|
20th
|
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma
|
Franz by Paula Gruithuisen
|
36 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 40 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 36.6 -40.5
|
20th
|
Mons Hadley
|
John Hadley
|
26 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 26.5 4.7
|
25th
|
Mons Hadley Delta
|
John Hadley Delta
|
25 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 25.8 3.8
|
15th
|
Mons Hansteen
|
Christopher Hansteen
|
12 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ S , 50 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -12.1 -50
|
30th
|
Mons Herodotus
|
Herodotus
|
27 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 53 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 27.5 -53
|
05
|
Mons Huygens
|
Christiaan Huygens
|
20 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 20 -2.9
|
40
|
Mons La Hire
|
Philippe de la Hire
|
27 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 27.8 -25.5
|
25th
|
Mons Maraldi
|
Giovanni Domenico Maraldi
|
20 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 35 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 20.3 35.3
|
15th
|
Mons Moro
|
Antonio Lazzaro Moro
|
12 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 19 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -12 -19.7
|
10
|
Mons Penck
|
Albrecht Penck
|
10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 21 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -10 21.6
|
30th
|
Mons Pico
|
Spanish word for "summit"
|
45 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 45.7 -8.9
|
25th
|
Mons Piton
|
French word for "mountain peak"
|
40 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 40.6 -1.1
|
25th
|
Mons Rümker
|
Karl Rümker
|
40 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 58 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 40.8 -58.1
|
70
|
Mons Usov
|
Mikhail A. Usov
|
12 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 63 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 12 63
|
15th
|
Mons Vinogradov
|
Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov
|
22 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 32 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 22.4 -32.4
|
25th
|
Mons Vitruvius
|
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
|
19 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 30 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 19.4 30.8
|
15th
|
Mons Wolff
|
Christian Wolff
|
17 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 17 -6.8
|
35
|
Mountains of Eternal Light
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(because of grazing sunlight)
|
near the lunar poles
|
05-50
|
Capes (promontory)
The end points of mountains that protrude into the lowlands of Mary are called promontory ( cape ) based on earthly terms .
Surname
|
Named after
|
location
|
Average diameter in km
|
Promontorium Agarum
|
ancient name of a cape in the Azov Sea , near today's Berdjansk in Ukraine
|
14 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 66 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 14 66
|
70
|
Promontory Agassiz
|
Louis Agassiz
|
42 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 42 1.8
|
20th
|
Promontory Archerusia
|
Misspellings of Acherusia ( ancient Greek Ἀχερουσία ), a cape in Paphlagonia on the Black Sea , today Baba Burun near Karadeniz Ereğli in Turkey
|
16 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 22 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 16.7 22
|
10
|
Promontory Deville
|
Sainte-Claire Charles Deville
|
43 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 43.2 1
|
20th
|
Promontory Fresnel
|
Augustin Jean Fresnel
|
29 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 29 4.7
|
20th
|
Promontory Heraclides
|
Herakleides Ponticos
|
40 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 33 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 40.3 -33.2
|
50
|
Promontory Kelvin
|
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
|
27 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 33 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -27 -33
|
50
|
Promontory Laplace
|
Pierre Simon Laplace
|
46 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 46 -25.8
|
50
|
Promontory Taenarium
|
Cape Tenaro on the southern tip of the Peloponnese
|
19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 8 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -19 -8
|
70
|
Back (dorsum)
The flat, elongated elevations in the Maria are called Dorsa (singular dorsum , dt. Back ).
Surname
|
Named after
|
location
|
Average dimension in km
|
Dorsa Aldrovandi
|
Ulisse Aldrovandi
|
24 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 28 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 24 28.5
|
136
|
Dorsa Andrusov
|
Nikolai Ivanovich Andrusow
|
1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 57 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -1 57
|
160
|
Dorsum Arduino
|
Giovanni Arduino
|
24 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 35 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 24.9 -35.8
|
107
|
Dorsa Argand
|
Émile Argand
|
28 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 40 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28.1 -40.6
|
109
|
Dorsum Azara
|
Félix de Azara
|
26 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 26.7 19.2
|
105
|
Dorsa Barlow
|
William Barlow
|
15 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 31 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 15 31
|
120
|
Dorsum Bucher
|
WH Bucher
|
31 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 39 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 31 -39
|
090
|
Dorsum Buckland
|
William Buckland
|
20 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 12 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 20.4 12.8
|
380
|
Dorsa Burnet
|
Thomas Burnet
|
28 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 57 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28.4 -57
|
194
|
Dorsa Cato
|
Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder
|
1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 47 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 1 47
|
140
|
Dorsum Cayeux
|
Lucien Cayeux
|
1 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 51 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 1.6 51.2
|
084
|
Dorsum Cloos
|
Hans Cloos
|
1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 91 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 1 91
|
100
|
Dorsum Cushman
|
JA Cushman
|
1 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 49 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 1 49
|
080
|
Dorsa Dana
|
James D. Dana
|
3 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 90 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 3 90
|
070
|
Dorsa Ewing
|
William Maurice Ewing
|
10 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ S , 39 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -10.2 -39.4
|
141
|
Dorsum guest
|
Paul Werner guest
|
24 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 24 9
|
060
|
Dorsa Geikie
|
Sir Archibald Geikie
|
4 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 52 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -4.6 52.5
|
228
|
Dorsum Grabau
|
Amadeus W. Grabau
|
29 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 15 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29.4 -15.9
|
121
|
Dorsum Guettard
|
Jean-Étienne Guettard
|
10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 18 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -10 -18
|
040
|
Dorsa Harker
|
Alfred Harker
|
14 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ N , 64 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 14.5 64
|
197
|
Dorsum home
|
Albert Heim
|
32 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 29 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 32 -29.8
|
148
|
Dorsum Higazy
|
Riad Higazy
|
28 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28 -17
|
060
|
Dorsa Lister
|
Martin Lister
|
20 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 23 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 20.3 23.8
|
203
|
Dorsa Mawson
|
Douglas Mawson
|
7 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 53 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon -7 53
|
132
|
Dorsum Nicol
|
William Nicol
|
18 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 23 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 18 23
|
050
|
Dorsum Niggli
|
Paul Niggli
|
29 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 52 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29 -52
|
050
|
Dorsum Oppel
|
Albert Oppel
|
18 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ N , 52 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 18.7 52.6
|
268
|
Dorsum Owen
|
George Owen
|
25 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 25 11
|
050
|
Dorsa Rubey
|
William Walden Rubey
|
10 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 42 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon -10 -42
|
100
|
Dorsum Scilla
|
Agostino Scilla
|
32 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ N , 60 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 32.8 -60.4
|
108
|
Dorsa Smirnov
|
Sergei S. Smirnov
|
27 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ N , 25 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 27.3 25.3
|
156
|
Dorsa Sorby
|
Henry C. Sorby
|
19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 14 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 19 14
|
080
|
Dorsa silence
|
Hans Silence
|
27 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 19 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 27 -19
|
080
|
Dorsum Termier
|
Pierre-Marie Termier
|
11 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 58 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 11 58
|
090
|
Dorsa Tetyaev
|
Mikhail Mikhailovich Tetyaev
|
19 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 64 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 19.9 64.2
|
176
|
Dorsum thera
|
Thera-back
|
24 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 31 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 24.4 -31.4
|
007th
|
Dorsum of Cotta
|
Carl Bernard von Cotta
|
23 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ N , 11 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ EMoon 23.2 11.9
|
199
|
Dorsa Whiston
|
William Whiston
|
29 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ N , 56 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 29.4 -56.4
|
085
|
Dorsum compasses
|
Ferdinand Zirkel
|
28 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ N , 23 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W.Moon 28.1 -23.5
|
193
|
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