Montes Pyrenaeus
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Montes Pyrenaeus
(formerly Pyrenees (Mts.))
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Lat: 15.6°S, Long: 41.2°E, Diam: 164 km, Height: 3 km, [/R%C3%BCkl%2058 Rükl: 58] |
Table of Contents
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%20zone LAC zone] 79C4) LAC map Geologic map
Description
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.
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Depth data from [/Kurt%20Fisher%20crater%20depths 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 DannyCaes Nov 17, 2013
LROC Articles
Montes Pyrenaeus meets Mare Nectaris
Bibliography
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