A 2.3-Kilometer Peak North of Mare Tranquillitatis

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

mons

Coordinates

19.33° N · 30.74° E

Diameter

44.28 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-43 · Macrobius

Geological Chronicle

Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon located in the Montes Taurus region, just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis. Near its northeastern end, the peak rises to a maximum height of about 2.3 km.

The mountain was named after nearby crater Vitruvius to the south-southeast, which commemorates ancient Roman engineer and architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. The Apollo 17 mission landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley to the north of the mountain.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official name, feature type, coordinates, dimensions, approval and name origin.
• Wikipedia (en) — Localized Wikipedia article extract

Name Origin

Named from nearby crater.