Mons Hadley

For other uses, see Hadley (disambiguation).
See also: Hadley–Apennine
Mons Hadley
Jim Irwin and the LRV from Apollo 15, with Mons Hadley in the background
Highest point
Elevation4.5 km (2.8 mi) 14,764 ft (4,500 m) [1]
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates26°41′N 4°07′E / 26.69°N 4.12°E / 26.69; 4.12[2]
Geography
Map
Locationthe Moon
Oblique view of Mons Hadley, including Hadley Rille (lower right), from orbit
Hadley C crater, with ejecta filling in part of Hadley Rille

Mons Hadley is a massif in the northern portion of the Montes Apenninus, a range in the northern hemisphere of the Moon. It has a height of 4.5 km (2.8 mi) 14,764 ft (4,500 m) above the adjacent plain and a maximum diameter of 25 km at the base.[1]

To the southwest of this mountain is a valley that served as the landing site for the Apollo 15 expedition. To the southwest of this same valley is the slightly smaller Mons Hadley Delta (δ) peak with a height of about 3.5 km above the valley floor. Mons Hadley Delta was visited and sampled by the astronauts, but Mons Hadley itself was only photographed from the surface. To the west of these peaks is the sinuous Rima Hadley rille.

These features were named after the English mathematician John Hadley (b.1682-d.1744).[3]

  1. ^ a b LTO-41B4 Hadley — L&PI Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap
  2. ^ Mons Hadley, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  3. ^ "Mons Hadley". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.