Back Шарль (беттан кратер) CE Mons La Hire Czech Mons La Hire Welsh Mons La Hire German Mons La Hire Spanish Mons La Hire French Mons La Hire Italian ラ・イール山 Japanese Mons La Hire LB Mons La Hire Polish
| Mons La Hire | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1.5 km |
| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Coordinates | 27°40′N 25°31′W / 27.66°N 25.51°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Philippe de La Hire |
| Geography | |
| Location | the Moon |
Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of the crater Euler, and to the west-northwest of Lambert.
The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 27.8° N, 25.5° W, and it has a maximum diameter at the base of 25 km. The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest. The peak has a height of 1.5 km above the surface.
This feature was named after Philippe de La Hire, a French mathematician and astronomer.[1]
- ^ "Mons La Hire". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.