Montes Caucasus
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Montes Caucasus is a rugged lunar mountain range located along the northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar mountain range
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lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Montes Alpes
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Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| age | Pre-Imbrian to Imbrian era ⓘ |
| approvedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestObservedDuring | low Sun angle at lunar terminator ⓘ |
| borders | Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | anorthositic crustal rocks ⓘ |
| containsCrater |
Aristillus (nearby region)
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ⓘ
Calippus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudoxus NERFINISHED ⓘ Theaetetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | selenographic coordinates ⓘ |
| extendsFromFeature | vicinity of crater Eudoxus ⓘ |
| extendsTowardFeature | gap near crater Cassini ⓘ |
| featureTypeCode | MOON-MONTES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | impact event that created Mare Imbrium basin ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Imbrium Basin rim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlbedoContrastWith | Mare Imbrium basaltic plains ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLatitudeRange | about 30°N to 40°N ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLongitude | about 10°E ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 550 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasMaximumElevation | about 6000 meters ⓘ |
| hasNotablePeak | peaks exceeding 5000 meters ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| hasReliefCharacterizedAs | steep slopes and sharp ridges GENERATED ⓘ |
| includedIn | official list of named lunar mountains ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | amateur lunar observation ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Mare Imbrium
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ⓘ
Mare Serenitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
near side of the Moon
ⓘ
northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedIn | USGS lunar geologic maps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Caucasus Mountains on Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Apollo missions (orbital photography)
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Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | lunar highlands ⓘ |
| separatedBy | gap containing crater Cassini ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Montes Apenninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceType | rugged ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.