Mons Hadley

Mons Hadley
Rima Hadley with Mons Hadley ( LROC -WAC)
position	26.69 °  N , 4.17 °  O coordinates: 26 ° 41 '24 "  N , 4 ° 10' 12"  O
diameter	26 km
Named after	John Hadley (1682-1744)
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

The Mons Hadley is a mountain on the earth's moon east of the Rima Hadley and north of the landing site of Apollo 15 , on the eastern edge of the Palus Putredinis . To the south is the smaller Mons Hadley Delta .

It was named after the British astronomer and mathematician John Hadley and was named in 1935. Its mean diameter is 25 km, its maximum height is 4.6 km.

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  Jim Irwin and the moon car of Apollo 15 to the Mons Hadley in the background

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  Oblique top view of Mons Hadley next to the Hadley groove (lower right) from Apollo 15 orbit

See also

• List of the mountains and mountain ranges of the moon

Web links

• Mons Hadley on The Moon Wiki