Mons Tai
Appearance
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Mons Tai | |
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Highest point | |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 44°34′S175°50′E/ 44.56°S 175.83°E |
Mons Taiis a mountain of the surface of the Moon.[1]Its name, given on March 4, 2019, comes from the mountain of Tai Shan, mountain in China'sShandong provincejust south ofBeijing.[2]Its diameter is 24 km. The name was given in connection with theChang'e4 mission, the lander of which has landed within this crater.
References
[edit]- ^"Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mons Tai on Moon".
- ^"China's Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon Now Has a Name".space.com.15 February 2019.Retrieved2020-12-26.