Mons Latreille

Mons Latreille is a solitary lunar mountain in central Mare Crisium. This feature was named by the IAU in May 2021, after Pierre André Latreille, a French entomologist.^[1] It rises approximately 150 m above the surrounding mare,^[2] and it is approximately 6.4 km in diameter.

Mons Latreille
Mons Latreille from LRO. Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed near the upper left corner of the image.
Highest point
Listing	Lunar mountains
Coordinates	18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92
Naming
Etymology	Pierre André Latreille
Geography
Location	the Moon

Mons Latreille from Apollo 17

The mountain is a volcanic feature similar to Isis and Osiris in Mare Serenitatis.

Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander carried NASA-sponsored experiments and commercial payloads as a part of Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to Mons Latreille.^[3] The Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed near its slopes on 2 March 2025 at 18.56°N 61.81°E / 18.56; 61.81, less than 2 kilometers northwest of the base of the mountain.^[4][5]

Dorsa Tetyaev are to the northeast of Mons Latreille. The small crater Eckert is to the southwest.

See also

• List of mountains on the Moon