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Latin Name
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Lat
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Lon
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Diam
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Origin
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Montes Agricola
|
29.1N
|
54.2W
|
141.0
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Georgius (1494-1555), German Earth scientist.
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Montes Alpes
|
46.4N
|
0.8W
|
281.0
|
Named for terrestrial Alps.
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Montes Apenninus
|
18.9N
|
3.7W
|
401.0
|
Named for terrestrial Apennines.
|
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Montes Archimedes
|
25.3N
|
4.6W
|
163.0
|
Named for nearby crater.
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Montes Carpatus
|
14.5N
|
24.4W
|
361.0
|
Named for terrestrial Carpathians.
|
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Montes Caucasus
|
38.4N
|
10.0E
|
445.0
|
Named for terrestrial Caucasus Mountains.
|
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Montes Cordillera
|
17.5S
|
81.6W
|
574.0
|
Spanish for "mountain chain."
|
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Montes Haemus
|
19.9N
|
9.2E
|
560.0
|
Named for range in the Balkans.
|
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Montes Harbinger
|
27.0N
|
41.0W
|
90.0
|
"Harbingers of dawn" on crater Aristarchus.
|
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Montes Jura
|
47.1N
|
34.0W
|
422.0
|
Named for terrestrial Jura Mountains.
|
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Montes Pyrenaeus
|
15.6S
|
41.2E
|
164.0
|
Named for terrestrial Pyrenees.
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Montes Recti
|
48.0N
|
20.0W
|
90.0
|
Latin for "straight range."
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Montes Riphaeus
|
7.7S
|
28.1W
|
189.0
|
Named for range in Asia (now Ural Mountains).
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Montes Rook
|
20.6S
|
82.5W
|
791.0
|
Lawrence (1622-1666), British astronomer.
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Montes Secchi
|
3.0N
|
43.0E
|
50.0
|
Named for nearby crater.
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Montes Spitzbergen
|
35.0N
|
5.0W
|
60.0
|
German for "sharp peaks," and named
for resemblance to the terrestrial island group.
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Montes Taurus
|
28.4N
|
41.1E
|
172.0
|
Named for terrestrial Taurus Mountains.
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Montes Teneriffe
|
47.1N
|
11.8W
|
182.0
|
Named for terrestrial island.
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