Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon that is located in the Montes Taurus region just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis. This massif is located at selenographic coordinates of 19.4° N, 30.8° E, and it has a diameter across the base of 15 km. It rises to a maximum height of about 2.3 km near the northeastern end. This mountain was named after the nearby crater Vitruvius,[1] located to the south-southeast. The eponym for this crater is ancient Roman engineer and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio.[2]
mons, vitruvius, mountain, moon, that, located, montes, taurus, region, just, north, mare, tranquillitatis, southeast, mare, serenitatis, this, massif, located, selenographic, coordinates, diameter, across, base, rises, maximum, height, about, near, northeaste. Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon that is located in the Montes Taurus region just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis This massif is located at selenographic coordinates of 19 4 N 30 8 E and it has a diameter across the base of 15 km It rises to a maximum height of about 2 3 km near the northeastern end This mountain was named after the nearby crater Vitruvius 1 located to the south southeast The eponym for this crater is ancient Roman engineer and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio 2 Mons VitruviusApollo 17 imageHighest pointElevation2 3 kmListingLunar mountainsCoordinates19 24 N 30 48 E 19 4 N 30 8 E 19 4 30 8NamingEtymologyMarcus Vitruvius PollioGeographyLocationthe MoonThe Apollo 17 mission landed in the Taurus Littrow valley to the north of this mountain See also editList of mountains on the MoonReferences edit Mons Vitruvius Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research Program Vitruvius Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature USGS Astrogeology Research Program External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mons Vitruvius Mons Vitruvius at The Moon Wiki LTO 43D4 Vitruvius L amp PI topographic map nbsp This article related to the Moon is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mons Vitruvius amp oldid 1217274326, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
