Huygens Peak is the highest peak on the moon. Its highest point is located about 5.5 km above the level of the Sea of Rains , on the edge of which it is located. It enters the mountain system of the lunar Apennines . Although it is the highest mountain on the moon, its peak is not the farthest point on the lunar surface from the center of the moon (such is located on the outside of ). As part of the rest of the Apennine mountain system, it was formed in an impact way , and not thanks to tectonics or volcanism, like most of the Earth's mountains.
| Huygens Peak | |
|---|---|
| lat Mons huygens | |
 View from the Earth. On the right is the Huygens A Crater [1] . | |
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | about 5500 m |
| Location | |
| Mountain system | Apennines |
In 1961, it was named after the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist Christian Huygens [2] .
Notes
- ↑ The Lunar Observer
- ↑ Mons Huygens . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) (October 18, 2010). Date of treatment February 20, 2014. Archived December 14, 2012.
See also
- List of mountains on the moon
- Planetary nomenclature