Mons Piton
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| Mons Piton, southeast of Piazzi Smyth crater | ||
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| position | 40.69 ° N , 0.9 ° W | |
| diameter | 23 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Mons Piton is an island mountain on the moon .
The name is derived from the French term for "mountain peak". In the documents of the IAU , the name is derived from a mountain called Piton on the "Tenerife Islands". This is a mix-up. The name was originally introduced in 1864 by the English astronomer John Lee , who counted the summit among the Montes Teneriffe . The name itself is generic, similar to the Mons Pico named by Johann Hieronymus Schroeter (here using the Spanish word for "summit").
Mons Piton has a diameter of around 25 km at the base and protrudes from the Mare Imbrium , between the Montes Alpes and the Montes Apenninus .
| Letter | position | diameter | link |
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| A. | 39.83 ° N , 0.95 ° W | 5 km | [1] |
| B. | 39.35 ° N , 0.16 ° W | 5 km | [2] |
See also
Web links
Commons : Mons Piton - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mons Piton on the-moon-Wiki
- SkyTrip: Mons Piton