Montes Alpes
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Montes Alpes is a prominent lunar mountain range located along the northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunar mountain range
ⓘ
lunar surface feature ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Mare Frigoris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montes Caucasus NERFINISHED ⓘ Montes Teneriffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | lunar highlands ⓘ |
| bestSeenAt | low Sun angle on the Moon ⓘ |
| borderOf | Mare Imbrium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | IAU lunar nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | lunar highland material ⓘ |
| featureOf | lunar nearside ⓘ |
| formedBy | Imbrium impact event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicContext | Imbrium Basin rim structures ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | highland-like ⓘ |
| hasFeature | Vallis Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableValley | Vallis Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| hasPeak | Mont Blanc (lunar mountain) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | mountainous ⓘ |
| isTargetFor | amateur lunar observation ⓘ |
| liesBetween |
Mare Imbrium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plato (lunar crater) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
near side of the Moon
ⓘ
northern hemisphere of the Moon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mappedBy |
Apollo missions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lunar Orbiter missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| observedBy | Earth-based telescopes ⓘ |
| partOf | Mare Imbrium region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | lunar geology ⓘ |
| surfaceAge | Imbrian ⓘ |
| surfaceType | rugged highland terrain ⓘ |
| traversedBy | Vallis Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleDuring | favorable lunar libration ⓘ |
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