Mons Gruithuisen Delta Explained

Mons Gruithuisen Delta
Elevation:1800 m
Listing:Lunar mountains
Location:Near side of the Moon
Coordinates:36.07°N 39.59°W
Type:Lunar dome

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 kg/m3.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/ LROC Quickmap
  2. Web site: Mons Gruithuisen Delta . International Astronomical Union . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 25 December 2020.
  3. https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2016/pdf/1722.pdf The Bulk Density of the Small Lunar Volcanos Gruithuisen Delta and Hansteen Alpha: Implications for Volcano Composition and Petrogenesis

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