Montes Apenninus
Montes Apenninus | ||
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Western part of the Montes Apenninus ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 19.3 ° N , 0.59 ° W | |
diameter | 600 km | |
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Apollo_15_Hadley_Rille.jpg/310px-Apollo_15_Hadley_Rille.jpg)
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
Web links
- SkyTrip: Montes Apenninus
- Montes Apenninus on The-Moon Wiki
- Amateur photos: [1] [2] [3] [4]