Apennine Mountains (Moon)
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Apennine Mountains (Moon) is a prominent lunar mountain range along the southeastern edge of Mare Imbrium, notable for its towering peaks and as the landing site region of Apollo 15.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montes Apenninus (lunar Apennine Mountains) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar geological feature
ⓘ
lunar mountain range ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Apollo15LandingDate | 1971-07-30 ⓘ |
| eponymLatinName | Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploredBy |
Apollo 15 astronauts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ James Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | northeast of crater Eratosthenes ⓘ |
| extendsTo | southeast toward crater Archimedes region ⓘ |
| formedAs | rim of Imbrium impact basin ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | southeastern rim of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Imbrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEponymLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| hasHighestPeak | Mons Huygens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestPeakHeight |
about 3.4 miles
ⓘ
about 5.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasLandingSite | Hadley–Apennine landing site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumHeight |
about 3 miles
ⓘ
about 5 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasNotableCraterNearby |
Archimedes
GENERATED
ⓘ
Conon GENERATED ⓘ Eratosthenes GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNotableValley | Hadley Rille vicinity ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | generally northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| hasProminentFeature | Hadley Rille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificSignificance |
study of Imbrium basin formation
ⓘ
study of lunar highland crust ⓘ |
| hasSteepSlopes | yes ⓘ |
| hasTerrainType | rugged highlands ⓘ |
| isAdjacentTo |
Mare Vaporum region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinus Aestuum region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | International Astronomical Union lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLandingRegionOf | Apollo 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMajorFeatureOf | lunar near-side topography ⓘ |
| isPartOf | lunar near side ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | lunar telescopic observations ⓘ |
| liesInHemisphere | lunar northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | southeastern edge of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Apollo orbital photography
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Apennine Mountains (Earth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedUsing | telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf | Mare Imbrium region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceComposition |
anorthositic highland rocks
ⓘ
basaltic materials in adjacent mare ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Montes Apenninus (lunar Apennine Mountains)