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'''Montes Secchi''' ([[latin]] for "Secchi Mountains") is minor range of [[Moon|lunar]] mountains that located near the northwestern edge of [[Mare Fecunditatis]]. This roughly linear formation of low ridges grazes the northwestern outer rim of the crater [[Secchi (lunar crater)|Secchi]], the formation from which this range gained its name. (The crater is named after [[Pietro Angelo Secchi|Pietro Secchi]], a 19th century [[Italy|Italian]] [[astronomer]].) The ridges trend from southwest to northeast.
'''Montes Secchi''' ([[Latin]] for "Secchi Mountains") is a minor range of [[Moon|lunar]] mountains located near the northwestern edge of [[Mare Fecunditatis]]. This roughly linear formation of low ridges grazes the northwestern outer rim of the crater [[Secchi (lunar crater)|Secchi]], the formation from which this range gained its name.<ref>{{gpn|4016}}</ref> This crater is named after [[Angelo Secchi]], a 19th-century [[Italy|Italian]] [[astronomer]].<ref>{{gpn|5401|Secchi}}</ref> The ridges trend from southwest to northeast.


In the vicinity of Montes Secchi is [[Mount Marilyn]], a distinctly triangular mountain formation. It was named in 1968 by [[Apollo 8]] astronaut [[Jim Lovell]], after his wife.<ref>[http://www.space.com/23140-moon-landmark-names-apollo-astronauts.html Defending Mount Marilyn]: Astronauts Want Moon Landmark Names Recognized, by Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com Editor, October 09, 2013 04:54pm ET</ref> The name was not approved by the IAU until July 26, 2017.<ref>[https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15617 Mount Marilyn] Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, last updated Jul 26, 2017 2:07:24 PM</ref> Before its approval, it was known as Secchi Theta.
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The selenographic [[coordinate]]s of the range mid-point are 3.0° N, 43.0° E, and they lie within a diameter of 50 km. This is smaller than the diameter of the crater [[Taruntius (crater)|Taruntius]], located to the northeast of the mountains.


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The selenographic [[coordinate]]s of the range midpoint are 2.4° N, 43.6° E, and they lie within a diameter of 50&nbsp;km. This is smaller than the diameter of the crater [[Taruntius (crater)|Taruntius]], located to the northeast of the mountains.
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Image:Montes Secchi as08-13-2342hr.jpg|Oblique view facing west from Apollo 8
File:Montes Secchi (LRO).png|LRO image of Montes Secchi
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 9 July 2020

Montes Secchi
Oblique view of Montes Secchi, facing south. The crater Secchi is below left of center, Mare Fecunditatis is at left, and Mare Tranquillitatis is at right.
Highest point
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates2°24′N 43°36′E / 2.4°N 43.6°E / 2.4; 43.6
Naming
EtymologyAngelo Secchi
Geography
Map
Locationthe Moon

Montes Secchi (Latin for "Secchi Mountains") is a minor range of lunar mountains located near the northwestern edge of Mare Fecunditatis. This roughly linear formation of low ridges grazes the northwestern outer rim of the crater Secchi, the formation from which this range gained its name.[1] This crater is named after Angelo Secchi, a 19th-century Italian astronomer.[2] The ridges trend from southwest to northeast.

In the vicinity of Montes Secchi is Mount Marilyn, a distinctly triangular mountain formation. It was named in 1968 by Apollo 8 astronaut Jim Lovell, after his wife.[3] The name was not approved by the IAU until July 26, 2017.[4] Before its approval, it was known as Secchi Theta.

The selenographic coordinates of the range midpoint are 2.4° N, 43.6° E, and they lie within a diameter of 50 km. This is smaller than the diameter of the crater Taruntius, located to the northeast of the mountains.

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  • Oblique view facing west from Apollo 8
    Oblique view facing west from Apollo 8
  • LRO image of Montes Secchi
    LRO image of Montes Secchi

References

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  1. ^ "Montes Secchi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  2. ^ "Secchi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
  3. ^ Defending Mount Marilyn: Astronauts Want Moon Landmark Names Recognized, by Robert Z. Pearlman, SPACE.com Editor, October 09, 2013 04:54pm ET
  4. ^ Mount Marilyn Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, last updated Jul 26, 2017 2:07:24 PM
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