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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/albums/userpics/King-Peaks_AS16-M-2094_LTVT.JPG [[Image:Normal_King-Peaks_AS16-M-2094_LTVT.JPG|external image normal_King-Peaks_AS16-M-2094_LTVT.JPG]]]<br /> This ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2356 Apollo 16 view]'' of the floor of the crater [[King|King]] identifies the six IAU-named features it contains: [[Mons%20Andr%C3%A9|Mons André]], [[Mons%20Dieter|Mons Dieter]], [[Mons%20Ardeshir|Mons Ardeshir]], [[Mons%20Ganau|Mons Ganau]], [[Mons%20Dilip|Mons Dilip]] and [[Sita|Sita]].<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mons%20Ardeshir LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?King%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=King Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Mons%20Ardeshir LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?King%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=King Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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| − | * Although the [ | + | * Although the [[IAU%20Planetary%20Gazetteer|IAU Planetary Gazetteer]] identifies '''Ardeshir''' as a "Persian (Iranian) king's name," it actually seems to drawn from the bank of generic "first names of men and women" given in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVIB#First_names_bank IAU Transactions XVIB] (1976), which were not supposed to refer to any specific person. |
| − | * According to [ | + | * According to [[NASA%20RP-1097|NASA RP-1097]], "Mons Ardeshir" is a [[Minor%20Feature|Minor Feature]] whose name was originally intended only for use in connection with [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/topophoto/65C1S1/ Topophotomap 65C1/S1] (on which it is plotted). |
| − | * The name was approved by the IAU (along with many other Topophotomap names) in [ | + | * The name was approved by the IAU (along with many other Topophotomap names) in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIIB|IAU Transactions XVIIB]] (1979). |
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Mons Ardeshir - in King
| Lat: 5.0°N, Long: 121.0°E, Diam: 8 km, Height: km, Rükl: (farside) |
This Apollo 16 view of the floor of the crater King identifies the six IAU-named features it contains: Mons André, Mons Dieter, Mons Ardeshir, Mons Ganau, Mons Dilip and Sita.
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 65C1) LTO map Topophotomap
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Although the IAU Planetary Gazetteer identifies Ardeshir as a "Persian (Iranian) king's name," it actually seems to drawn from the bank of generic "first names of men and women" given in IAU Transactions XVIB (1976), which were not supposed to refer to any specific person.
- According to NASA RP-1097, "Mons Ardeshir" is a Minor Feature whose name was originally intended only for use in connection with Topophotomap 65C1/S1 (on which it is plotted).
- The name was approved by the IAU (along with many other Topophotomap names) in IAU Transactions XVIIB (1979).
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
