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==Images==
 
==Images==
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Montes%20Pyrenaeus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Montes%20Pyrenaeus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Montes%20Pyrenaeus Apollo Images]<br />  - The northern part of the '''Montes Pyrenaeus''' was photographed during the mission of Apollo 8. This frame ([http://history.nasa.gov/ap08fj/photos/13-e/med/as08-13-2227.jpg AS8-13-2227]) also shows the east-southeastern part of nearby '''Gutenberg''' (near the frame's lower margin).<br />  Research: Danny Caes<br />  HiRes scan of Apollo 8 photograph: David Woods and Frank O'Brien (''Apollo 8 Flight Journal'').<br /> <br />  
 
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Montes%20Pyrenaeus LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Montes%20Pyrenaeus%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Montes%20Pyrenaeus Apollo Images]<br />  - The northern part of the '''Montes Pyrenaeus''' was photographed during the mission of Apollo 8. This frame ([http://history.nasa.gov/ap08fj/photos/13-e/med/as08-13-2227.jpg AS8-13-2227]) also shows the east-southeastern part of nearby '''Gutenberg''' (near the frame's lower margin).<br />  Research: Danny Caes<br />  HiRes scan of Apollo 8 photograph: David Woods and Frank O'Brien (''Apollo 8 Flight Journal'').<br /> <br />  
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==Description: Elger==
 
==Description: Elger==
''([[IAU%20Directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE PYRENEES.--on the eastern side of the [[Mare%20Nectaris|Mare Nectaris]], extend in a meridional direction for nearly 190 miles, and include a peak west of [[Gutenberg|Guttemberg]] of nearly 12,000 feet, and are traversed in many places by fine valleys.<br /> <br />  
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''([[IAU%20directions|IAU Directions]])'' THE PYRENEES.--on the eastern side of the [[Mare%20Nectaris|Mare Nectaris]], extend in a meridional direction for nearly 190 miles, and include a peak west of [[Gutenberg|Guttemberg]] of nearly 12,000 feet, and are traversed in many places by fine valleys.<br /> <br />  
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
==Description: Wikipedia==
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Pyrenaeus Montes Pyrenaeus]<br /> <br />  
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montes_Pyrenaeus Montes Pyrenaeus]<br /> <br />  
 
==Additional Information==
 
==Additional Information==
  Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br />  
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  Depth data from [[Kurt%20Fisher%20Crater%20Depths|Kurt Fisher database]]<br />  
 
* Viscardy, 1985: 3 km
 
* Viscardy, 1985: 3 km
 
* Cherrington, 1969: 1.85 km
 
* Cherrington, 1969: 1.85 km

Latest revision as of 02:06, 16 April 2018

Montes Pyrenaeus

(formerly Pyrenees (Mts.))

Lat: 15.6°S, Long: 41.2°E, Diam: 164 km, Height: 3 km, Rükl: 58

external image normal_Montes_Pyrenaeus_LO_iv_065_h2.jpg
LOIV 065 H2

Images

LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- The northern part of the Montes Pyrenaeus was photographed during the mission of Apollo 8. This frame (AS8-13-2227) also shows the east-southeastern part of nearby Gutenberg (near the frame's lower margin).
Research: Danny Caes
HiRes scan of Apollo 8 photograph: David Woods and Frank O'Brien (Apollo 8 Flight Journal).

Maps

(LAC zone 79C4) LAC map Geologic map

Description


Description: Elger

(IAU Directions) THE PYRENEES.--on the eastern side of the Mare Nectaris, extend in a meridional direction for nearly 190 miles, and include a peak west of Guttemberg of nearly 12,000 feet, and are traversed in many places by fine valleys.

Description: Wikipedia

Montes Pyrenaeus

Additional Information

Depth data from Kurt Fisher database
  • Viscardy, 1985: 3 km
  • Cherrington, 1969: 1.85 km


Nomenclature

- Named from terrestrial Pyrenees.
- Maybe we could call the highest peak of the Montes Pyrenaeus the Aneto or Pico d'Aneto, because in the terrestrial Pyrenees the highest peak is also called the Aneto. - DannyCaes Nov 17, 2013

LROC Articles

Montes Pyrenaeus meets Mare Nectaris

Bibliography