Mons Tai

Mons Tai
Highest point
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates44°34′S 175°50′E / 44.56°S 175.83°E / -44.56; 175.83
Geography

Mons Tai is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. It is named after Tai Shan, a mountain in China's Shandong province just south of Beijing. Its diameter is 24 km. The name was given in connection with the Chang'e 4 mission, the lander of which has landed within this crater.

References

  1. ↑ "Planetary Names: Mons, montes: Mons Tai on Moon".
  2. ↑ "China's Landing Site on the Far Side of the Moon Now Has a Name". space.com. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-26.