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Mountain on the Moon
Mons Gruithuisen Delta
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (left) and Delta (right)
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Highest point
Elevation1800 m
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates36°04′N 39°35′E / 36.07°N 39.59°E / 36.07; 39.59
Geography
LocationNear side of the Moon
Geology
Mountain typeLunar dome
Oblique view from Apollo 15
Oblique view from LRO

Mons Gruithuisen Delta is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. It is located north of Gruithuisen crater, east of Mons Gruithuisen Gamma. It has an altitude of about 1800 meters and a diameter of about 27 kilometers. The name, given in 1935, was named after Franz von Paula Gruithuisen, a German astronomer.

The mountain has an extremely low bulk density of 2150±150 kg/m.

See also

References

  1. LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer
  2. "Mons Gruithuisen Delta". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  3. The Bulk Density of the Small Lunar Volcanos Gruithuisen Delta and Hansteen Alpha: Implications for Volcano Composition and Petrogenesis
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