Mons Maraldi

Mons Maraldi

Apollo 17 Mapping camera image
Highest point
Elevation 1.3 km
Listing Lunar mountains
Coordinates 20°18′N 35°18′E / 20.3°N 35.3°E / 20.3; 35.3
Naming
Translation Maraldi mountain (Latin)
Geography
Location the Moon
Context image showing the dome-like Mons Maraldi at center and the flooded crater Maraldi to the southwest from Apollo 17. NASA photo.

Mons Maraldi is a 1.3-kilometer-tall mountain on the Moon at 20.3° N, 35.3°E, covering an area about 15 kilometers in diameter. It is named after the nearby crater Maraldi.[1]

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