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Mons Rümker

Volcanic mountain on the moon

Volcanic mountain on the moon

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nameMons Rümker
mapMoonother_name = Named for Karl L. C. Rümker
photoMons Rümker Apollo 15.jpg
photo_captionView of Mons Rümker from Apollo 15
elevation1.3 km 4265 ft
listingLunar mountains
languageLatin
translationRümker Mountain
locationNear side of the Moon
coordinates
typeLunar dome

Mons Rümker is an isolated volcanic formation that is located in the northwest part of the Moon's near side, at selenographic coordinates 40.8° N, 58.1° W. The feature forms a large, elevated mound in the northern part of the Oceanus Procellarum. The mound has a diameter of 70 kilometres, and climbs to a maximum elevation of about 1,300 metres above the surrounding plain. It was named after Karl L. C. Rümker.

Mons Rümker has a concentration of 22 lunar domes—rounded bulges across the top, some of which contain a small craterlet at the peak. These are wide, circular features with a gentle slope rising in elevation a few hundred meters to the midpoint.

Mons Rümker is surrounded by a scarp that separates it from the adjacent mare. The plateau rises to an altitude of 900 m in the west, 1,100 m in the south and 650 m in the east. The surface of Mons Rümker is relatively uniform, with a strong spectroscopic signature of lunar mare material. The estimated volume of lava extruded to create this feature is 1,800 km3.

A young lava plain to the northeast from Mons Rümker, named Statio Tianchuan, was the landing site of the Chang'e 5 mission.

References

| book-title=Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII | access-date = 10 March 2017}}

References

  1. (June 27, 2017). "The Mons Rümker volcanic complex of the Moon: A candidate landing site for the Chang'E-5 mission". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
  2. (2016-09-07). "A Little Guide to Lunar Domes - Sky & Telescope". Sky & Telescope.
  3. Jones, Andrew. (8 July 2021). "China's Chang'e 5 moon landing site finally has a name". [[Space.com]].
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