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Mons Bradley

Mons Bradley is a lunar mountain massif in the Montes Apenninus range, along the eastern edge of the Mare Imbrium. It is located to the west of the Conon crater. To the west of this peak is the Rima Bradley rille. (See below.)

The selenographic coordinates of this peak are 22.0° N, 1.0° E. It has a maximum diameter of 30 km around the base, and rises to a height of about 4.2 km. It is named for the English astronomer James Bradley (16921762).

Rima Bradley

This is a graben-type rille located in the southeastern part of the Mare Imbrium, near the Montes Apenninus range. To the northwest is the prominent Archimedes crater. This rille follows a course to the southwest, starting at the Palus Putedinus , and cutting through a hummocky region. To the east of the northern end of this rille is the Rima Hadley and the landing site of the Apollo 15 mission.

This feature is centered at selenographic coordinates 23.8° N, 1.2° W, and it has a maximum diameter of 161 km. The rille was named for the nearby Mons Bradley. Several tiny craters near this rille have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below.

Crater Longitude Latitude Diameter Name source
Ann 25.1° N 0.1° W 3 km Hebrew feminine
Ian 25.7° N 0.4° W 1 km Scottish masculine
Kathleen 25.4° N 0.7° W 5 km Irish feminine
Michael 25.1° N 0.2° E 4 km English masculine
Patricia 25.0° N 0.3° E 5 km English feminine
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