Mons Maraldi

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Mons Maraldi
Apollo 17 Mapping camera image
Highest point
Elevation1.3 km
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates20°18′N 35°18′E / 20.3°N 35.3°E / 20.3; 35.3
Geography
Locationthe Moon

Mons Maraldi is a 1.3-kilometer-tall mountain on the Moon at 20.3° N, 35.3°E, covering an area about 15 kilometers in diameter. It is named after the nearby crater Maraldi.[1]

Context image showing the dome-like Mons Maraldi at center and the flooded crater Maraldi to the southwest from Apollo 17. NASA photo.

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  1. ^ "Mons Maraldi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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