Montes Archimedes

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Montes Archimedes
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Montes Archimedes (Moon Equatorial Region)
Montes Archimedes
position 25.39 °  N , 5.36 °  W Coordinates: 25 ° 23 '24 "  N , 5 ° 21' 36"  W.
diameter 147 km
Named after Archimedes
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

The Montes Archimedes are a mountain range on the Earth's moon , east of the Mare Imbrium . It is named after the Greek mathematician Archimedes and extends for 163 kilometers and its mountains are up to 2 kilometers high. In the center is a particularly rugged section of around 70 kilometers. The center point is at 25 ° 3 'N / 4 ° 6' W.

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