Mons Agnes
| Mons Agnes | |
|---|---|
.png) Mons Agnes. Very low Sun (6.6°) makes the relief well-seen. Width of the photo is 1 km. Image by LRO, 2009. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 30 m |
| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Coordinates | 18°40′N 5°20′E / 18.66°N 5.34°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Feminine name Agnes |
| Language of name | Greek |
| Geography | |
| Location | the Moon |
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Mons Agnes is a hill ("mountain") on the Moon, in Lacus Felicitatis, inside the crater-like feature Ina, at 18°40′N 5°20′E / 18.66°N 5.34°E. It has a maximal width of approximately 650 m[1] (the smallest of all named lunar mountains as of 2014[2]). Its height is more difficult to determine; from Apollo 15 images it was determined as about 30 m,[1] but a newer map, based on LRO photos, gives about 10 m.[3]
Mons Agnes (and the entire Ina crater) was discovered on the photos made by Apollo 15 from lunar orbit in 1971.[4] In 1974 NASA published a topophotomap where its name first appeared: it received Greek feminine name Agnes.[1] In 1979 this name (with a term Mons – "mountain") was adopted by the International Astronomical Union.[5]
Mons Agnes is one of several dozens of similar hills inside Ina (but one of the largest). Their origin, as for Ina on the whole, remains enigmatic.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Sheet 41C3S1(10) Ina". NASA lunar topophotomap (based on Apollo 15 photos). Scale 1:10,000 (1 ed.). Prepared and published by the Defence Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, D.C. 1974.
- ^ "Moon. Mons, montes. Nomenclature search results". International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- hdl:2060/20130014884. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-11-07. (the map from this work)
- ^ Whitaker, E.A. (1972). "An unusual mare feature". Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report (NASA Special Publication 289) (PDF). pp. 25-84–25-85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ "Mons Agnes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- Bibcode:2014LPI....45.1001C. (poster)
- Bibcode:2010LPI....41.2592R.
External links
Media related to Mons Agnes at Wikimedia Commons- Interactive map of Mons Agnes and the neighbourhood
- Set of high-resolution interactive maps of the region
- Map of LAC-41 quadrangle
- Mons Agnes on The-Moon Wiki
- The Enigmatic Lunar Surface Feature Called "Ina"
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