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[[File:Copernicus-Riphaeus Area (Si).jpg|left|thumb|Selenochromatic Image(Si) of the massif area(to the left)]] |
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'''Montes Riphaeus''' ([[ |
'''Montes Riphaeus''' ([[Latin]] for "Riphaeus Mountains") is an irregular range of [[Moon|lunar]] [[mountain]]s that lie along the west-northwestern edge of [[Mare Cognitum]], on the southeastern edge of [[Oceanus Procellarum]]. The range trends generally from north-northeast to south-southwest. It includes a number of slender ridge lines with valleys flooded by intruding flows of [[lava]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Spain |first=Don.|date= 2009|title=The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas : A Pocket Field Guide |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-87610-8?page=3#toc|url-access=subscription|publisher=Springer |pages=199 |isbn=978-0-387-87609-2|doi=10.1007/978-0-387-87610-8}}</ref> |
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This range is located at selenographic [[coordinate]]s 7.7° S, 28.1° W. It has a diameter of 189 |
This range is located at selenographic [[coordinate]]s 7.7° S, 28.1° W. It has a diameter of {{cvt|189|km}}, although it is typically only about {{cvt|30|–|50|km}} wide. The nearest feature of note is [[Euclides (crater)|Euclides]], a small but prominent crater to the west. About {{cvt|100|km}} to the north is the crater [[Lansberg (crater)|Lansberg]]. |
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The range is named after the [[Riphean Mountains]] in the geography of [[classical antiquity]]. [[Johannes Hevelius]] was the first astronomer to apply the Riphean label to a feature of the lunar landscape, but [[Johann Heinrich von Mädler]] is responsible for the current designation of the Montes Riphaeus.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ewen A. Whitaker|title=Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date= 1999|pages= 209|isbn=0521622484}}</ref> |
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The range is called after the [[Riphean Mountains]] in the geography of [[classical antiquity]]. |
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Image:Montes Riphaeus AS16-M-2517.jpg|Mountains from [[Apollo 16]] |
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File:Montes Riphaeus AS14-75-10272.jpg|Montes Riphaeus at the horizon, facing west. From [[Apollo 14]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of Lunar mountains]] |
* [[List of Lunar mountains]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Mountains on the Moon|Riphaeus, Montes]] |
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| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Coordinates | 7°42′S 28°06′W / 7.7°S 28.1°W |
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| Location | the Moon |
Montes Riphaeus (Latin for "Riphaeus Mountains") is an irregular range of lunar mountains that lie along the west-northwestern edge of Mare Cognitum, on the southeastern edge of Oceanus Procellarum. The range trends generally from north-northeast to south-southwest. It includes a number of slender ridge lines with valleys flooded by intruding flows of lava.[1]
This range is located at selenographic coordinates 7.7° S, 28.1° W. It has a diameter of 189 km (117 mi), although it is typically only about 30–50 km (19–31 mi) wide. The nearest feature of note is Euclides, a small but prominent crater to the west. About 100 km (62 mi) to the north is the crater Lansberg.
The range is named after the Riphean Mountains in the geography of classical antiquity. Johannes Hevelius was the first astronomer to apply the Riphean label to a feature of the lunar landscape, but Johann Heinrich von Mädler is responsible for the current designation of the Montes Riphaeus.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Spain, Don. (2009). The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas : A Pocket Field Guide. Springer. p. 199. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-87610-8. ISBN 978-0-387-87609-2.
- ^ Ewen A. Whitaker (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature. Cambridge University Press. p. 209. ISBN 0521622484.