Mons Vinogradov

Mons Vinogradov
Lunar Orbiter 4 image
Highest point
Elevation	1.4 km
Listing	Lunar mountains
Coordinates	22.4°N 32.4°W / 22.4; -32.4
Naming
Etymology	Aleksandr P. Vinogradov
Geography
Location	the Moon

Mons Vinogradov from Apollo 17

Mosaic from Apollo 15

Mons Vinogradov is a rugged massif that is located on the lunar mare where Oceanus Procellarum to the southwest joins Mare Imbrium to the east. There are three primary peaks in this formation, which rise to altitudes of 1.0–1.4 km above the surface (3,281-4593 ft). To the east of this rise is the crater Euler, and to the southeast is an area of rugged ground that reaches the Montes Carpatus range. The Carpatus mountain range forms the southwest boundary of the Mare Imbrium.

The selenographic coordinates of Mons Vinogradov are 22.4 N, 32.4 W, and it has a maximum diameter of 25 km at the base. It was named after Soviet geochemist Aleksandr P. Vinogradov. This mountain was formerly named Euler Beta (β), or Mons Euler.

In the rugged ground just to the southeast of this mountain is a set of craters that have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below.

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter	Name source
Akis	20.0°N 31.8°W / 20.0; -31.8	2 km	Greek feminine
Ango	20.5°N 32.3°W / 20.5; -32.3	1 km	African masculine
Jehan	20.7°N 31.9°W / 20.7; -31.9	5 km	Persian masculine
Natasha	20.0°N 31.3°W / 20.0; -31.3	12 km	Russian feminine
Rosa	20.3°N 32.3°W / 20.3; -32.3	1 km	Spanish feminine

Notes

See also

• List of mountains on the Moon

References

Sources

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External links

• Media related to Mons Vinogradov at Wikimedia Commons
• LTO-39C2 Mons Vinogradov — L&PI topographic map of mountain and vicinity.