Mons La Hire
Mons La Hire | ||
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Mons La Hire , captured by Apollo 15 . NASA photo . | ||
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position | 27.67 ° N , 25.49 ° W | |
diameter | 22 km | |
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
The Mons La Hire is an approximately 10 × 20 km large island mountain in the Mare Imbrium on the Earth's moon . It was named in 1961 after the French mathematician and astronomer Gabriel-Philippe de La Hire . The summit is 1.5 km above the ground.
The Dorsum Circle is only a few kilometers to the northeast .
See also
Web links
- Mons La Hire on The-Moon Wiki
- SkyTrip: Mons La Hire