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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Montes Alpes
Clean Name Montes Alpes
Feature ID 4003
Target Moon
Feature Type Mons, montes

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 52.81 °
Southmost Latitude 42.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 0.00 °
Westmost Longitude 0.00 °
Diameter 334.48 km
Center Latitude 48.17 °
Center Longitude -0.55 °
Northmost Latitude 49.00 °
Southmost Latitude 43.10 °
Eastmost Longitude -3.70 °
Westmost Longitude 1.80 °
Diameter 281.00 km
Center Latitude 46.40 °
Center Longitude -0.80 °
Northmost Latitude 52.81 °
Southmost Latitude 42.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 3.22 °
Westmost Longitude -5.60 °
Diameter 334.48 km
Center Latitude 48.36 °
Center Longitude -0.58 °
Quad LAC-12 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1935
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Switzerland
Origin Named from terrestrial Alps.
Reference [66] - Named Lunar Formations, by Mary A. Blagg and K. Müller: Percy Lund, Humphries and Co. Ltd., London, 1935.
Updated Dec 18, 2024 7:25 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Alpes A
Alpes B

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