Mons Latreille

Mons Latreille
Mons Latreille is located in Moon
Mons Latreille
Mons Latreille from LRO. Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed near the upper left corner of the image.
Highest point
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates18°28′N 61°55′E / 18.47°N 61.92°E / 18.47; 61.92
Naming
EtymologyPierre André Latreille
Geography
Locationthe Moon
Mons Latreille from Apollo 17

Mons Latreille is a solitary lunar mountain in central Mare Crisium. This feature was named by the IAU in May 2021, after Pierre André Latreille, a French entomologist.[1] It rises approximately 150 m above the surrounding mare,[2] and it is approximately 6.4 km in diameter.

The mountain is a volcanic feature similar to Isis and Osiris in Mare Serenitatis.

Firefly Aerospace's lunar lander carried NASA-sponsored experiments and commercial payloads as a part of Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to Mons Latreille.[3] The Blue Ghost Mission 1 landed near its slopes on 2 March 2025 at 18°34′N 61°49′E / 18.56°N 61.81°E / 18.56; 61.81, less than 2 kilometers northwest of the base of the mountain.[4][5]

Dorsa Tetyaev are to the northeast of Mons Latreille. The small crater Eckert is to the southwest.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mons Latreille". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ↑ LROC Quickmap, Terrain Elevation based on: GLD100 (60S to 60N) + LOLA (60-90)
  3. ↑ "NASA Selects Firefly Aerospace for Artemis Commercial Moon Delivery in 2023". NASA (Press release). 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Firefly)". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lunar Lander". Firefly Aerospace. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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