Mons Gruithuisen Delta
Appearance
Mons Gruithuisen Delta | |
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![]() Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (left) and Delta (right) Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1800 m |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 36°04′N 39°35′E / 36.07°N 39.59°E |
Geography | |
Location | Near side of the Moon |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lunar dome |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Gruithuisen_domes_AS15-93-12717.jpg/260px-Gruithuisen_domes_AS15-93-12717.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Domos_Gruithuisen_-_LROC.png/260px-Domos_Gruithuisen_-_LROC.png)
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]
The mountain has an extremely low bulk density of 2150±150 kg/m3.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ LROC Quickmap, DEM contours layer
- ^ "Mons Gruithuisen Delta". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ The Bulk Density of the Small Lunar Volcanos Gruithuisen Delta and Hansteen Alpha: Implications for Volcano Composition and Petrogenesis