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MONTES (Mountain range or group of mountains)       Back

Latin Name

Lat Lon Diam

Origin

Montes Agricola

29.1N

54.2W

141.0

Georgius; German Earth scientist (1494-1555)
Montes Alpes

46.4N

0.8W

281.0

Named from terrestrial Alps
Montes Apenninus

18.9N

3.7W

401.0

Named from terrestrial Apennines
Montes Archimedes

25.3N

4.6W

163.0

Named from nearby crater
Montes Carpatus

14.5N

24.4W

361.0

Named from terrestrial Carpathians
Montes Caucasus

38.4N

10.0E

445.0

Named from terrestrial Caucasus Mountains
Montes Cordillera

17.5S

81.6W

574.0

Spanish for "mountain chain"
Montes Haemus

19.9N

9.2E

560.0

Named for range in the Balkans
Montes Harbinger

27.0N

41.0W

90.0

Harbingers of dawn on crater Aristarchus
Montes Jura

47.1N

34.0W

422.0

Named from terrestrial Jura Mountains
Montes Pyrenaeus

15.6S

41.2E

164.0

Named from terrestrial Pyrenees
Montes Recti

48.0N

20.0W

90.0

Latin for "straight range"
Montes Riphaeus

7.7S

28.1W

189.0

Named from range in Asia (now Ural Mountains)
Montes Rook

20.6S

82.5W

791.0

Lawrence; British astronomer (1622-1666)
Montes Secchi

3.0N

43.0E

50.0

Named from nearby crater
Montes Spitzbergen

35.0N

5.0W

60.0

German for "sharp peaks", and named for resemblance to the terrestrial island group
Montes Taurus

28.4N

41.1E

172.0

Named from terrestrial Taurus Mts
Montes Teneriffe

47.1N

11.8W

182.0

Named from terrestrial island


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