Mons Gruithuisen Delta

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.^[1] The name, given in 1935, was named after Franz von Paula Gruithuisen, a German astronomer.^[2]

Mons Gruithuisen Delta
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (left) and Delta (right) Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Highest point
Elevation	1800 m
Listing	Lunar mountains
Coordinates	36.07°N 39.59°E / 36.07; 39.59
Geography
Location	Near side of the Moon
Geology
Mountain type	Lunar dome

Oblique view from Apollo 15

Oblique view from LRO

The mountain has an extremely low bulk density of 2150±150 kg/m³.^[3]

See also

• Volcanism on the Moon