Mons Rümker

Mons Rümker
Mons Rümker, taken by Apollo 15
position	40.76 °  N , 58.33 °  W Coordinates: 40 ° 45 '36 "  N , 58 ° 19' 48"  W.
diameter	73 km
Named after	Karl Rümker (1788–1862)
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

The Mons Rümker is a volcanic mountain on the Earth's moon , named after the German astronomer Karl Rümker since 1935 . It lies in the plane of the Oceanus Procellarum , has a diameter of around 70 km and reaches a height of 1100 m above the plane. It is unique that this mountain range is composed of several volcanic domes .

In contrast to what is usual with Mondbergen, Rümker are assigned a number of so-called secondary craters .

List of Rümker secondary craters

Letter	position	diameter	link
C.	41.56 °  N , 58.07 °  W	4 km	[1]
E.	38.62 °  N , 57.12 °  W	7 km	[2]
F.	37.25 °  N , 57.27 °  W	5 km	[3]
H	40.32 °  N , 52.74 °  W	4 km	[4]
K	42.24 °  N , 56.02 °  W	3 km	[5]
L.	43.55 °  N , 57.31 °  W	3 km	[6]
S.	42.57 °  N , 63.05 °  W	3 km	[7]
T	42.5 °  N , 64.71 °  W	3 km	[8th]

See also

• List of the mountains and mountain ranges of the moon

Web links

• Mons Rümker in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
• Mons Rümker on The-Moon Wiki
• SkyTrip: Mons Rümker
• Spektrum.de : Amateur recordings [9] [10]