Montes Pyrenaeus
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position | 14.62 ° S , 41.02 ° O | |
diameter | 167 km | |
Named after | Pyrenees | |
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
The Montes Pyrenaeus are a mountain range on the Earth's moon - named after the Pyrenees along the French-Spanish border. At the northeast end is the Gutenberg crater, flooded with lava . There the mountains also border the Mare Nectaris . A comparison: The eastern end of the terrestrial Pyrenees lies on the Mediterranean . Johann Heinrich von Mädler gave the lunar Pyrenees, whose center is at 15 ° S / 41 ° E, their name.
See also
Web links
- Montes Pyrenaeus on The-Moon Wiki