Montes Rook
| Montes Rook | ||
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| position | 9.29 ° S , 94.74 ° W | |
| diameter | 651 km | |
| Named after | Lawrence Rook | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Montes Rook ( Rook Mountains , named after the English astronomer Lawrence Rook (1622–1666)) are a ring-shaped mountain system on the moon . With a length of about 900 km, it completely encloses the Mare Orientale and other basalt plains . Two of the frozen lava lakes , Lacus Autumni and Lacus Veris , lie on the border with the Montes Cordillera .
Web links
- Montes Rook on The-Moon Wiki