Mons La Hire
Solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the lunar feature Mons La Hire. For other people named La Hire, see La Hire (disambiguation).
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.
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Mons La Hire | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1.5 km |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 27.66°N 25.51°W / 27.66; -25.51 |
Naming | |
Etymology | Philippe de La Hire |
Geography | |
Location | the Moon |
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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]