Mons Tai

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Mons Tai
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Highest point
Listing Lunar mountains
Coordinates 44°34′S175°50′E / 44.56°S 175.83°E / -44.56; 175.83
Geography
Mons Tai

Mons Tai is a mountain of the surface of the Moon. [1] It is named after Tai Shan, a mountain in China's Shandong province just south of Beijing. [2] 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.