Mons Tai: A 24-Kilometer Lunar Mountain

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

mons

Coordinates

44.56° S · 175.83° E

Diameter

24 km

IAU approval

2019/02/04 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-119 · Mare Ingenii

Geological Chronicle

Mons Tai is a mountain on the surface of the Moon with a diameter of 24 kilometers. Located within the Mare Ingenii quadrangle (LAC-119) at coordinates -44.56° latitude and 175.83° longitude, it is listed as a lunar mountain feature.

The mountain is named after Tai Shan, a mountain in China's Shandong province just south of Beijing. Its name was assigned in connection with the Chang'e 4 mission, whose lander arrived in the area.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official feature designation details
• Wikipedia — Mons Tai Wikipedia article

Name Origin

Named from terrestrial Mount Tai, in Shandong, China.