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Feature ID	Feature Name	Clean Feature Name	Target	Diameter	Center Latitude	Center Longitude	Northernmost Latitude	Southernmost Latitude	Easternmost Longitude	Westernmost Longitude	Coordinate System	Continent	Ethnicity	Feature Type	Feature Type Code	Quad	Approval Status	Approval Date	Reference	Origin	Additional Info	Last Updated
3970	Mons Agnes	Mons Agnes	Moon	0.00	18.66	5.33	18.66	18.66	5.34	5.34	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Greek	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1979	-	Greek female name.	None	Oct 01, 2019
3971	Mons Ampère	Mons Ampere	Moon	29.96	19.32	-3.71	19.82	18.93	-3.30	-4.06	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1935	[75]	André-Marie; French physicist (1775-1836).		Oct 18, 2010
3972	Mons André	Mons Andre	Moon	10.52	5.18	120.56	5.39	4.99	120.70	120.45	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-65	Approved	1976	-	French male name.		Oct 18, 2010
3973	Mons Ardeshir	Mons Ardeshir	Moon	7.10	5.03	121.04	5.15	4.91	121.10	120.99	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	Persian	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-65	Approved	1976	-	Persian male name.	None	Oct 18, 2010
3974	Mons Argaeus	Mons Argaeus	Moon	61.48	19.33	29.01	20.35	18.71	30.04	28.06	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	Turkey	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-42	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from peak in Asia Minor (now Erciyas Dagi).		Oct 18, 2010
3975	Mons Bradley	Mons Bradley	Moon	76.49	21.73	0.38	22.87	20.61	1.25	-0.53	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Great Britain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1961	[89]	James; British astronomer (1693-1762).		Oct 18, 2010
3976	Mons Delisle	Mons Delisle	Moon	32.42	29.42	-35.79	29.98	28.91	-35.38	-36.11	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-39	Approved	1985	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3977	Mons Dieter	Mons Dieter	Moon	20.41	5.00	120.30	5.36	4.69	120.44	120.12	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-65	Approved	1976	-	German male name.		Oct 18, 2010
3978	Mons Dilip	Mons Dilip	Moon	1.37	5.58	120.87	5.60	5.56	120.89	120.84	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	India	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-65	Approved	1976	-	Indian male name.		Oct 18, 2010
3979	Mons Esam	Mons Esam	Moon	7.92	14.61	35.71	14.74	14.48	35.77	35.65	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	Arabian	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-61	Approved	1979	-	Arabic male name.		Oct 18, 2010
6872	[Mons Euler]	Mons Euler	Moon	0.00	23.30	-29.20	23.30	23.30	-29.20	-29.20	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Switzerland	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-40	Dropped	1976	-	Leonhard; Swiss mathematician (1707-1783).	Name changed to Mons Vinogradov in 1977.	Oct 18, 2010
3980	Mons Ganau	Mons Ganau	Moon	13.49	4.79	120.59	5.01	4.57	120.72	120.45	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	-		Mons, montes	MO	LAC-65	Approved	1976	-	African male name.		Oct 18, 2010
3981	Mons Gruithuisen Delta	Mons Gruithuisen Delta	Moon	27.24	36.07	-39.59	36.55	35.66	-39.09	-40.05	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-23	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3982	Mons Gruithuisen Gamma	Mons Gruithuisen Gamma	Moon	19.65	36.56	-40.72	36.94	36.18	-40.33	-41.12	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-23	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3983	Mons Hadley	Mons Hadley	Moon	26.40	26.69	4.12	27.13	26.32	4.40	3.74	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Great Britain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1935	[66]	John, British instrument maker (1682-1744).		Oct 18, 2010
3984	Mons Hadley Delta	Mons Hadley Delta	Moon	17.24	25.72	3.71	25.99	25.44	3.86	3.46	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Great Britain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from nearby mountain (Mons Hadley).		Oct 18, 2010
3985	Mons Hansteen	Mons Hansteen	Moon	30.65	-12.19	-50.21	-11.66	-12.67	-49.74	-50.60	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Sweden	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-74	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
15989	Mons Heng	Mons Heng	Moon	10.60	42.56	-52.12	42.74	42.39	-51.89	-52.25	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Mons, montes	MO	-	Approved	May 19, 2021	[74]	Named from terrestrial Mount Heng, in Hunan, China.	None	May 19, 2021
3986	Mons Herodotus	Mons Herodotus	Moon	6.77	27.50	-52.94	27.60	27.42	-52.80	-53.08	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Greek	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-38	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
15988	Mons Hua	Mons Hua	Moon	65.00	45.71	-52.26	46.82	44.62	-51.26	-54.20	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Mons, montes	MO	-	Approved	May 19, 2021	[74]	Named from terrestrial Mount Hua, in Shaanxi, China.	None	May 19, 2021
3987	Mons Huygens	Mons Huygens	Moon	41.97	19.92	-2.86	20.58	19.20	-2.44	-3.32	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	The Netherlands (Dutch)	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1961	[67]	Christiaan; Dutch astronomer, mathematician, physicist (1629-1695).		Oct 18, 2010
3988	Mons La Hire	Mons La Hire	Moon	21.71	27.66	-25.51	27.88	27.49	-25.12	-25.95	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-40	Approved	1935	[67]	Philippe De; French mathematician, astronomer (1640-1718).		Oct 18, 2010
15996	Mons Latreille	Mons Latreille	Moon	6.40	18.47	61.92	18.57	18.36	62.03	61.81	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-44	Approved	May 19, 2021	[622]	Pierre André; French entomologist (1762-1833).	None	May 20, 2021
16338	Mons Malapert	Mons Malapert	Moon	67.00	-85.98	-1.67	-85.15	-86.40	12.79	-16.12	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Belgium	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-144	Approved	Aug 26, 2024	[66]	Named for nearby crater, Malapert.		Aug 26, 2024
3989	Mons Maraldi	Mons Maraldi	Moon	15.90	20.34	35.50	20.57	20.11	35.78	35.22	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Italy	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-43	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3990	Mons Moro	Mons Moro	Moon	13.68	-11.84	-19.84	-11.61	-12.05	-19.71	-20.01	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Italy	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-76	Approved	1976	-	Antonio Lazzaro; Italian Earth scientist (1687-1764).		Oct 18, 2010
16070	Mons Mouton	Mons Mouton	Moon	130.00	-84.60	31.00	-83.30	-86.22	53.03	11.67	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	North America	United States	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-144	Approved	May 13, 2022	[634]	Melba Roy; American mathematician (1929-1990).		May 13, 2022
3991	Mons Penck	Mons Penck	Moon	37.59	-10.00	21.74	-9.54	-10.44	22.30	21.07	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-78	Approved	1976	-	Albrecht; German geographer (1858-1945).		Oct 18, 2010
3992	Mons Pico	Mons Pico	Moon	24.42	45.82	-8.87	46.15	45.44	-8.42	-9.39	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Spain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1935	[66]	Spanish for "peak."		Oct 18, 2010
3993	Mons Piton	Mons Piton	Moon	22.50	40.72	-0.92	41.08	40.32	-0.54	-1.29	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Africa	Canary Is.	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from Mt. Piton on Tenerife Islands.		Oct 18, 2010
3994	Mons Rümker	Mons Rumker	Moon	73.25	40.76	-58.38	41.88	39.37	-56.68	-59.84	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-23	Approved	1935	[66]	Karl Ludwig Christian; German astronomer (1788-1862).		Jun 08, 2023
16318	Mons Song	Mons Song	Moon	114.00	-43.64	-153.37	-42.22	-44.53	-150.98	-156.14	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-121	Approved	Aug 06, 2024	[74]	Named from terrestrial Mount Song Shan, in Henan, China.		Aug 06, 2024
15785	Mons Tai	Mons Tai	Moon	24.00	-44.56	175.83	-44.21	-44.90	176.24	175.42	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	China	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-119	Approved	Feb 04, 2019	[74]	Named from terrestrial Mount Tai, in Shandong, China.	None	Feb 04, 2019
3995	Mons Usov	Mons Usov	Moon	13.23	11.91	63.26	12.15	11.69	63.43	63.10	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Soviet	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-62	Approved	1979	[176]	Mikhail Antonovich; Soviet geologist (1883-1939).		Oct 18, 2010
3996	Mons Vinogradov	Mons Vinogradov	Moon	28.73	22.35	-32.52	22.81	21.92	-31.96	-32.99	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Soviet	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-39	Approved	1979	-	Aleksandr Pavlovich; Soviet geochemist and cosmochemist (1895-1975).	Formerly Mons Euler	Oct 18, 2010
3997	Mons Vitruvius	Mons Vitruvius	Moon	44.28	19.33	30.74	19.90	18.72	31.36	30.27	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Roman	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-43	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
3998	Mons Wolff	Mons Wolff	Moon	32.87	16.88	-6.80	17.55	16.46	-6.33	-7.37	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1961	[67]	Christian, Baron von; German philosopher (1679-1754).		Oct 18, 2010
4000	Mont Blanc	Mont Blanc	Moon	21.57	45.41	0.44	45.73	45.02	0.77	0.03	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	France	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1935	[66]	Named for terrestrial mountain in Alps.		Oct 18, 2010
4002	Montes Agricola	Montes Agricola	Moon	159.76	29.06	-54.07	30.64	27.20	-51.73	-56.41	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-38	Approved	1976	-	Georgius; German Earth scientist (1494-1555).		Oct 18, 2010
4003	Montes Alpes	Montes Alpes	Moon	334.48	48.36	-0.58	52.81	42.04	3.22	-5.60	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Switzerland	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-12	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from terrestrial Alps.		Oct 18, 2010
4004	Montes Apenninus	Montes Apenninus	Moon	599.67	19.87	0.03	28.47	14.63	7.34	-10.21	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Italy	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from terrestrial Apennines.		Oct 18, 2010
4005	Montes Archimedes	Montes Archimedes	Moon	146.54	25.39	-5.25	27.89	23.11	-3.30	-7.55	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Greek	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-41	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
4006	Montes Carpatus	Montes Carpatus	Moon	333.59	14.57	-23.62	17.51	13.37	-18.15	-29.25	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Romania (Rumania)	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-58	Approved	1961	[66]	Named from terrestrial Carpathians.		Oct 18, 2010
4007	Montes Caucasus	Montes Caucasus	Moon	443.51	37.52	9.93	44.26	30.53	14.27	6.06	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Caucasus	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.		Oct 18, 2010
4008	Montes Cordillera	Montes Cordillera	Moon	963.50	-19.44	-94.93	-4.17	-34.89	-78.29	-112.04	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Spain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-108	Approved	1961	[67]	Spanish for "mountain chain."	None	Jun 05, 2012
4009	Montes Haemus	Montes Haemus	Moon	384.66	17.11	12.03	23.16	14.08	21.14	4.66	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Bulgaria	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-42	Approved	1961	[67]	Named for range in the Balkans.		Oct 18, 2010
4010	Montes Harbinger	Montes Harbinger	Moon	92.70	26.89	-41.29	28.47	25.56	-40.35	-42.53	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-39	Approved	1961	[67]	Harbingers of dawn on crater Aristarchus.		Oct 18, 2010
4011	Montes Jura	Montes Jura	Moon	420.80	47.49	-36.11	48.68	41.06	-27.64	-37.77	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-24	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from terrestrial Jura Mountains.		Oct 18, 2010
4012	Montes Pyrenaeus	Montes Pyrenaeus	Moon	251.33	-14.05	41.51	-10.21	-18.19	42.97	39.56	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Spain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-79	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from terrestrial Pyrenees.		Oct 18, 2010
4013	Montes Recti	Montes Recti	Moon	83.24	48.30	-19.72	48.89	47.95	-17.70	-21.83	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Latin	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-12	Approved	1961	[67]	Latin for "straight range."		Oct 18, 2010
4014	Montes Riphaeus	Montes Riphaeus	Moon	190.12	-7.48	-27.60	-4.75	-10.63	-25.39	-29.02	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Russia	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-76	Approved	1961	[67]	Named from range in Asia (now Ural Mountains).		Oct 18, 2010
4015	Montes Rook	Montes Rook	Moon	682.27	-19.49	-94.95	-8.05	-30.55	-83.10	-106.17	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Great Britain	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-108	Approved	1964	[67]	Lawrence; British astronomer (1622-1666).	None	Jun 05, 2012
4016	Montes Secchi	Montes Secchi	Moon	52.47	2.72	43.17	3.46	1.97	43.62	42.73	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Italy	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-61	Approved	1976	-	Named from nearby crater.		Oct 18, 2010
4017	Montes Spitzbergen	Montes Spitzbergen	Moon	59.19	34.47	-5.21	35.55	33.55	-4.67	-5.84	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Europe	Germany	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1961	[67]	German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.		Oct 18, 2010
4018	Montes Taurus	Montes Taurus	Moon	166.16	27.32	40.34	30.07	24.34	43.26	37.25	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Asia	Turkey	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-43	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from terrestrial Taurus Mts.		Oct 18, 2010
4019	Montes Teneriffe	Montes Teneriffe	Moon	111.98	47.89	-13.19	49.21	46.49	-10.60	-15.63	Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180	Africa	Canary Is.	Mons, montes	MO	LAC-25	Approved	1935	[66]	Named from terrestrial island.		Oct 18, 2010

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