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Montes Carpatus
Mountain range on the Moon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Montes Carpatus is a mountain range that forms the southern edge of the Mare Imbrium on the Moon. The selenographic coordinates of this range are 14.5° N, 24.4° W, and the formation has an overall diameter of 361 km (224 mi). They were named by astronomer Johann Heinrich von Mädler after the Carpathian Mountains in Central Europe.[1]
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Montes Carpatus | |
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Highest point | |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 14.5°N 24.4°W / 14.5; -24.4 |
Geography | |
Location | the Moon |
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