Mons La Hire
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| Mons La Hire | |
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 Mons La Hire from Apollo 15. NASA photo. |
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| Elevation | l.5 km |
| Location | the Moon |
| Coordinates | |
| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Translation | Philippe de la Hire (Latin) |
Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of Euler crater, and to the west-northwest of Lambert crater.
The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 27.8° N, 25.5° W, and it has a maximum extent across the surface of 25 km. The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest. The peak has a height of 1.5 km above the surface.
This feature was named after Philippe de la Hire, a French mathematician and astronomer.
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[edit] Nearby craters
Several tiny craters near this mountain have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below. Felix and Verne are located to the south of the peak, while the remainder are grouped to the north and northeast.
| Crater | Coordinates | Diameter | Name source |
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| Annegrit | 1 km | German feminine name | |
| Charles | 1 km | French masculine name | |
| Felix | 1 km | Latin masculine name | |
| Mavis | 1 km | Scottish feminine name | |
| Verne | 2 km | Latin masculine name |
[edit] Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Mons La Hire.
| La Hire | Latitude | Longitude | Diameter |
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| A | 28.5° N | 23.4° W | 5 km |
| B | 27.7° N | 23.0° W | 4 km |
[edit] References
- Andersson, L. E.; Whitaker, E. A., (1982). NASA Catalogue of Lunar Nomenclature. NASA RP-1097.
- Blue, Jennifer (July 25, 2007). Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
- Bussey, B.; Spudis, P. (2004). The Clementine Atlas of the Moon. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81528-2.
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- McDowell, Jonathan (July 15, 2007). Lunar Nomenclature. Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
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- Price, Fred W. (1988). The Moon Observer's Handbook. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521335000.
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- Whitaker, Ewen A. (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62248-4.
- Wlasuk, Peter T. (2000). Observing the Moon. Springer. ISBN 1852331933.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- LTO-40A4 La Hire. L&PI topographic map. Retrieved on 4 November, 2005.
