| Mons La Hire | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1.5 km |
| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Coordinates | 27°40′N 25°31′W / 27.66°N 25.51°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Philippe de La Hire |
| Geography | |
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| Location | the Moon |
Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of the crater Euler, and to the west-northwest of Lambert.
The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 27.8° N, 25.5° W, and it has a maximum diameter at the base of 25 km. The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest. The peak has a height of 1.5 km above the surface.
This feature was named after Philippe de La Hire, a French mathematician and astronomer.[1]
- ^ "Mons La Hire". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.