Mons Vitruvius

Mons Vitruvius
Highest point
Elevation	2.3 km
Listing	Lunar mountains
Coordinates	19.4°N 30.8°E / 19.4; 30.8
Geography
Location	the Moon

Mons Vitruvius is a mountain on the Moon that is located in the Montes Taurus region just to the north of Mare Tranquillitatis and to the southeast of Mare Serenitatis. This massif is located at selenographic coordinates of 19.4° N, 30.8° E, and it has a diameter across the base of 15 km. It rises to a maximum height of about 2.3 km near the northeastern end. This mountain was named after the crater Vitruvius, located to the south-southeast. (The eponym for this feature is Marcus P. Vitruvius.)

The Apollo 17 mission landed in the Taurus–Littrow valley to the north of this mountain. Several small craters in the vicinity of this peak and the landing site have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below.

Crater	Coordinates	Diameter	Name source
Isis	18.9°N 19.0°E / 18.9; 19.0	1 km	Isis (Egyptian goddess)
Jerik	18.5°N 27.6°E / 18.5; 27.6	1 km	Scandinavian masculine name
Mary	18.5°N 27.4°E / 18.5; 27.4	1 km	English form of Hebrew feminine name
Robert	19.0°N 27.4°E / 19.0; 27.4	1 km	English masculine name

See also

• List of mountains on the Moon by height

External links

• LTO-43D4 Vitruvius — L&PI topographic map