Montes Caucasus

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Montes Caucasus is a rugged lunar mountain range located along the northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium on the Moon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Montes Caucasus canonical 3

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lunar mountain range
lunar surface feature
adjacentTo Montes Alpes
Montes Apenninus
age Pre-Imbrian to Imbrian era
approvedBy International Astronomical Union
bestObservedDuring low Sun angle at lunar terminator
borders Mare Imbrium
cataloguedIn IAU lunar nomenclature
composedPrimarilyOf anorthositic crustal rocks
containsCrater Aristillus (nearby region)
Calippus
Eudoxus
linked to: Eudoxus of Cnidus

Theaetetus
coordinateSystem selenographic coordinates
extendsFromFeature vicinity of crater Eudoxus
extendsTowardFeature gap near crater Cassini
featureTypeCode MOON-MONTES
formedBy impact event that created Mare Imbrium basin
geologicalContext Imbrium Basin rim
linked to: Imbrium basin
hasAlbedoContrastWith Mare Imbrium basaltic plains
hasApproximateLatitudeRange about 30°N to 40°N
hasApproximateLongitude about 10°E
hasLength about 550 kilometers
hasMaximumElevation about 6000 meters
hasNotablePeak peaks exceeding 5000 meters
hasOrientation northwest–southeast
hasReliefCharacterizedAs steep slopes and sharp ridges
includedIn official list of named lunar mountains
isTargetFor amateur lunar observation
liesBetween Mare Imbrium
Mare Serenitatis
locatedIn near side of the Moon
northeastern edge of Mare Imbrium
locatedOn Moon
mappedIn USGS lunar geologic maps
namedAfter Caucasus Mountains on Earth
linked to: Greater Caucasus
nameLanguage Latin
observedBy Apollo missions (orbital photography)
Lunar Orbiter missions
partOf lunar highlands
separatedBy gap containing crater Cassini
separatedFrom Montes Apenninus
surfaceType rugged
visibleFrom Earth

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mare Imbrium boundedBy Montes Caucasus
Mare Serenitatis boundedBy Montes Caucasus
Montes Alpes adjacentTo Montes Caucasus