Mons Tai

Mons Tai
Highest point
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates44°34′S 175°50′E / 44.56°S 175.83°E / -44.56; 175.83
Geography
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Mons Tai is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. [1] Its name, given on March 4, 2019, comes from the mountain of Tai Shan, mountain in China's Shandong province just south of Beijing.[2] Its diameter is 24 km. The name was given in connection with the Chang'e 4 mission, the lander of which has landed within this crater.

References

  1. ^ "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mons Tai on Moon".
  2. ^ "China's Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon Now Has a Name". space.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
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