Mons Herodotus
Apollo 15 image
Highest point
Elevation6995 m (summit)[1]
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates27°30′N 52°54′W / 27.5°N 52.9°W / 27.5; -52.9
Naming
Language of nameLatin
Geography
Locationthe Moon
Oblique view also from Apollo 15

Mons Herodotus is a small lunar mountain north of the crater Herodotus. It lies on the rugged Aristarchus Plateau and rises approximately 1 km above the surrounding terrain.

References

  1. LTO-38B3, Freud, Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap Series, February 1974
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