Mons Gruithuisen Delta | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1800 m |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 36°04′N 39°35′E / 36.07°N 39.59°E |
Geography | |
Location | Near side of the Moon |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lunar dome |
Mons Gruithuisen Delta is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. It is located north of Gruithuisen crater, east of Mons Gruithuisen Gamma. It has an altitude of about 1800 meters and a diameter of about 27 kilometers.[1] The name, given in 1935, was named after Franz von Paula Gruithuisen, a German astronomer.[2]
The mountain has an extremely low bulk density of 2150±150 kg/m3.[3]