Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (γ) is a lunar dome[1] that lies to the north of the crater Gruithuisen at the western edge of the Mare Imbrium.
Mons Gruithuisen Gamma | |
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![]() Mons Gruithuisen Gamma (left) and Delta (right) Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1500 m |
Listing | Lunar mountains |
Coordinates | 36.56°N 40.72°W / 36.56; -40.72 |
Geography | |
Location | Near side of the Moon |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Lunar dome |
This massif is shaped as a rounded dome in the surface, occupying a diameter of 20 km and climbing gently to a height of over 1500 meters.[2][3] At the crest is a small crater.
This formation appears foreshortened when viewed from the Earth, and it has been described by Antonin Rukl as resembling an "upturned bathtub".[4]
To the east lies the similar Mons Gruithuisen Delta (δ). Together they are often informally called the Gruithuisen domes.