Mons Hadley

Mons Hadley is a massif is the northern portion of

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the Montes Apenninus, a range in the north hemisphere

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Montes Apenninus - Hemisphere

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of the Moon. The selenographic coordinates of this

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Moon - Coordinate

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peak are 26.5° N, 4.7° E. It has a height of 4.6

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km and a maximum diameter of 25 km at the base.

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Km

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To the south of this mount is a valley that served as the

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landing site for the Apollo 15 expedition. To the southwest

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of this same valley is the slightly smaller Mons Hadley Delta (δ) peak with a height of about 3.5 km. The coordinates of this peak are 25.8° N, 3.8° E. To the west of these peaks is the sinuous Rima Hadley rille.

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These features were named for John Hadley.

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