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Moon Nomenclature: Mons, montes

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Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: -180° to 180°

Positive longitude values (0° to 180°) indicate east longitudes.
Negative longitude values (0° to -180°) indicate west longitudes.

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Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 18.6 5.3 1.0 5 Greek female name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 19.0 -4.0 30.0 5 André-Marie; French physicist (1775-1836).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 5.2 120.6 10.0 5 French male name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 5.0 121.0 8.0 5 Persian (Iranian) king's name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 19.0 29.0 50.0 5 Named from peak in Asia Minor (now Erciyas Dagi).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 22.0 1.0 30.0 5 James; British astronomer (1693-1762).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 29.5 -35.8 30.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 5.0 120.2 20.0 5 German male name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 5.6 120.8 2.0 5 Indian male name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 14.6 35.7 8.0 5 Arabic male name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 23.3 -29.2 27.0 6 Leonhard; Swiss mathematician (1707-1783). Note: Name changed to Mons Vinogradov in 1977.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 4.8 120.6 14.0 5 African male name.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 36.0 -39.5 20.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 36.6 -40.5 20.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 26.5 4.7 25.0 5 John, British instrument maker (1682-1744).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 25.8 3.8 15.0 5 Named from nearby mountain (Mons Hadley).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -12.1 -50.0 30.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 27.5 -53.0 5.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 20.0 -2.9 40.0 5 Christiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 27.8 -25.5 25.0 5 Philippe De; French mathematician, astronomer (1640-1718).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 20.3 35.3 15.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -12.0 -19.7 10.0 5 Antonio Lazzaro; Italian Earth scientist (1687-1764).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -10.0 21.6 30.0 5 Albrecht; German geographer (1858-1945).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 45.7 -8.9 25.0 5 Spanish for "peak."
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 40.6 -1.1 25.0 5 Named from Mt. Piton on Tenerife Islands.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 40.8 -58.1 70.0 5 Karl Ludwig Christian; German astronomer (1788-1862).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 12.0 63.0 15.0 5 Mikhail Antonovich; Soviet geologist (1883-1939).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 22.4 -32.4 25.0 5 Aleksandr Pavlovich; Soviet geochemist and cosmochemist (1895-1975). Note: Formerly Mons Euler
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 19.4 30.8 15.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 17.0 -6.8 35.0 5 Christian, Baron von; German philosopher (1679-1754).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 45.0 1.0 25.0 5 Named for terrestrial mountain in Alps.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 29.1 -54.2 141.0 5 Georgius; German Earth scientist (1494-1555).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 46.4 -0.8 281.0 5 Named from terrestrial Alps.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 18.9 -3.7 401.0 5 Named from terrestrial Apennines.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 25.3 -4.6 163.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 14.5 -24.4 361.0 5 Named from terrestrial Carpathians.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 38.4 10.0 445.0 5 Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -17.5 -81.6 574.0 5 Spanish for "mountain chain."
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 19.9 9.2 560.0 5 Named for range in the Balkans.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 27.0 -41.0 90.0 5 Harbingers of dawn on crater Aristarchus.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 47.1 -34.0 422.0 5 Named from terrestrial Jura Mountains.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -15.6 41.2 164.0 5 Named from terrestrial Pyrenees.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 48.0 -20.0 90.0 5 Latin for "straight range."
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -7.7 -28.1 189.0 5 Named from range in Asia (now Ural Mountains).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available -20.6 -82.5 791.0 5 Lawrence; British astronomer (1622-1666).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index Download not available 3.0 43.0 50.0 5 Named from nearby crater.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 35.0 -5.0 60.0 5 German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 28.4 41.1 172.0 5 Named from terrestrial Taurus Mts.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 47.1 -11.8 182.0 5 Named from terrestrial island.

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