In addition, where may one find images of the Moon's mountains?
2006-08-19 15:46:35 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I found the images of topography for the Earth's Moon but not any heights. Some of them are amazing!
You may have to go check out one of the books they have listed to get an exact number.
Yes our mountains are based on sea level measurements, you use the phrase 'highest' to say...Everest is the highest mountain.(traditional measurement of sea level up) You use the word 'tallest' to say Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain (measured from base up, the base actually being under the ocean)
I'm assuming that any number you find will have to use 'tallest' because of the lack of ocean on the Moon.
That took awhile, but here they are
Mons Huygens - 4.7 km
Mons Hadley - 4.6 km
Mons Bradley - 4.2 km
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mountains_on_the_Moon_by_height
The list isn't complete though, there are still many mountains that have not been measured on the moon.
Picture of Mons Huygens
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LM/lm41/
*edit* To the person that emailed me and said "that is a map of LM-41 Montes Apenninus", yes Mons Huygens is on there, just look closer (72dpi is close enough) at 20.5 degrees by 357.5 degrees.
2006-08-19 15:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Miss Guided 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Highest Mountain On Moon
2017-01-18 11:35:29 · answer #2 · answered by posas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about the mountain question, but if you wanna see images, have I got a program for you! World Wind.
Free download (as in free beer) to a program that will let you explore the moon, Mars, Jupiter and Venus, as well as the "Good Ol' Earth". It displays satellite pictures of the planet that you can explore. Move and zoom in, and even get three dimensional side views. Some areas on Earth you can zoom in far enough to see people. You may find yourself spending more time playing with World Wind than Yahoo Answers. I'm not kidding!
2006-08-19 16:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest mountain of the Moon is Mount Huygens,The Moon's highest mountain is almost the same size as Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth .
2006-08-19 16:28:33 · answer #4 · answered by spaceprt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on Earth elevation is measured from sea level i don't even know if they have a Base Datum for the moon
2006-08-19 15:57:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋