A 7.1-kilometer mountain feature within crater King

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

mons

Coordinates

5.03° N · 121.04° E

Diameter

7.1 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-65 · Ostwald

Geological Chronicle

Mons Ardeshir is a mountain on the Moon situated inside crater King at coordinates 5.0259° N, 121.0417° E. Spanning a diameter of 7.1 kilometers, the peak lies within the lunar chart region designated as LAC-65 Ostwald.

The mountain feature was named in 1976 after Persian king Ardeshir.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1976 Name adoption

   The feature was named Mons Ardeshir after Persian king Ardeshir.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official name, feature type, coordinates, dimensions, approval and name origin.
• Mons Ardeshir (Wikipedia) — Source Wikipedia article and nomenclature background

Name Origin

Persian male name.