Mons Delisle

Mons Delisle

Aerial photo of Mons Delisle taken during Apollo 15.
Highest point
Listing Lunar mountains
Coordinates 29°30′N 35°48′W / 29.5°N 35.8°W / 29.5; -35.8
Geography
Location the Moon

Mons Delisle is a mountain on the Moon, located on the edge of Mare Imbrium near the crater Delisle. It is elongated in shape and is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) in diameter. The mountain was adopted and named after the nearby crater of the same name by the IAU in 1985.[1]

References

  1. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature, Feature 3976

External links

LAC-39 area - Map

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