Mons La Hire is a solitary lunar mountain in the western Mare Imbrium. It is located to the northeast of Euler crater, and to the west-northwest of Lambert crater.
The selenographic coordinates of this feature are 27.8° N, 25.5° W, and it has a maximum extent across the surface of 25 km. The mountain base has a shape roughly like an arrow head, with the point oriented toward the west-northwest. The peak has a height of 1.5 km above the surface. This feature was named after Philippe de la Hire.
Nearby craters
Several tiny craters near this mountain have been assigned names by the
IAU. These are listed in the table
below. Felix and Verne are located to the south of the peak, while the
remainder are grouped to the north and northeast.
| Crater
| Longitude
| Latitude
| Diameter
| Name source
|
| Annegrit
| 29.4° N
| 25.6° W
| 1 km
| German feminine
|
| Charles
| 29.9° N
| 26.4° W
| 1 km
| French masculine
|
| Felix
| 25.1° N
| 25.4° W
| 1 km
| Latin masculine
|
| Mavis
| 29.8° N
| 26.4° W
| 1 km
| Scottish feminine
|
| Verne
| 24.9° N
| 25.3° W
| 2 km
| Latin masculine
|
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on Lunar maps by placing the
letter on the side of the crater mid-point that is closest to Mons La Hire.
| La Hire
| Latitude
| Longitude
| Diameter
|
| A
| 28.5° N
| 23.4° W
| 5 km
|
| B
| 27.7° N
| 23.0° W
| 4 km
|
Last updated: 06-03-2005 07:17:20