Montes Apenninus

Montes Apenninus
Western part of the Montes Apenninus ( LROC -WAC)
position	19.3 °  N , 0.59 °  W Coordinates: 19 ° 18 '0 "  N , 0 ° 35' 24"  W.
diameter	600 km
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

The northernmost part of the Lunar Apennines at the Hadley Rille and the landing site of Apollo 15 .

The Montes Apenninus are the mightiest mountains on the moon . The mountain range is part of the partial crater wall around the basin of the Mare Imbrium and is located south of the Montes Alpes, which are also arranged . It has a length of around 600 km and rises in places over 5000 m.

The Moon Apennines were named by Hevelius after the Apennines in Italy . Its southern section is flanked in the northwest by the Mare Imbrium and in the southeast by the Mare Vaporum . Thus, the geographical breakdown is similar to that of the terrestrial Apennines, which is surrounded by the Adriatic Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea . When looking at the lunar Apennines, it is noticeable that it has numerous impact craters .

See also

• List of the mountains and mountain ranges of the moon

Web links

• SkyTrip: Montes Apenninus
• Montes Apenninus on The-Moon Wiki
• Amateur photos: [1] [2] [3] [4]