Selenean summit explained

Selenean summit refers to the highest point on the Moon, notionally similar to Mount Everest on the Earth.

At some 10,786 m (35,387 ft) above the lunar mean, it is nearly twenty percent 'taller' than Earth's relative highest point, Everest. The summit is located along the north-eastern rim of Engel'gardt crater. Although methods of measurement differ somewhat (e.g., the Moon lacks a sea level), since its discovery in 2010 by the LRO teams, nowhere else has surpassed this region's height measurements on the lunar surface.[1] Approximate coordinates for the summit are .[2]

The summit is located on the far side of the Moon relative to Earth.

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  1. Web site: Page. Lewis. Highest point on the Moon found: Higher than Mount Everest. theregister.co.uk. The Register. 18 October 2014. 29 October 2010.
  2. https://moonsummits.carrd.co The Moon's Highs and Lows