Mons Latreille

Mons Latreille from LRO

Highest point
Listing| Lunar mountains
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] 18°28′N 61°55′E﻿ / ﻿18.47°N 61.92°E﻿ / 18.47; 61.92
Naming
Etymology| Pierre André Latreille
Geography
Location| the Moon
Mons Latreille from Apollo 17

Mons Latreille is a solitary lunar mountain in central Mare Crisium. This feature was named by the IAU in May 2021, after Pierre André Latreille, a French entomologist.[1] It rises approximately 150 m above the surrounding mare,[2] and it is approximately 6.4 km in diameter.

The mountain is a volcanic feature similar to Isis and Osiris in Mare Serenitatis.

## See also

* List of mountains on the Moon by height

## References

1. ↑ "Mons Latreille". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
2. ↑ LROC Quickmap, Terrain Elevation based on: GLD100 (60S to 60N) + LOLA (60-90)

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