- Mons Argaeus
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Mons Argaeus Listing Lunar mountains Location Location the Moon Coordinates 19°00′N 29°00′E / 19.0°N 29.0°E Mons Argaeus is a mountainous massif on the Moon that extends for a length of 50 km towards the southeast. It is located at selenographic coordinates 19.0°N, 29.0°E, in the mountainous southeastern border of the Mare Serenitatis.[1] Apollo 17 landed to the east of Mons Argaeus in the Taurus–Littrow Valley (next to Mons Vitruvius and to the south of the crater Littrow).
This rise was given the Latin name for Mount Argaeus, a peak in Turkey long renamed Erciyes Dağı. The name for this lunar feature was officially adopted by the IAU in 1935.[2]
References
- ^ Grego, Peter (2004). Moon Observer's Guide. Firefly Books. ISBN 1552978885.
- ^ Blue, Jennifer (2007). "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature". USGS. http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
External links
- Staff (2007). "42C3S3(50): Mons Argaeus". Lunar and Planetary Institute. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/topophoto/42C3S3/. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
- Staff (2007). "Photo Number IV-078-H3". Digital Lunar Orbiter Photographic Atlas of the Moon. Lunar and Planetary Institute. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/info.shtml?185. Retrieved 2007-07-30.
Categories:- LQ12 quadrangle
- Mountains on the Moon
- Moon stubs
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