Mons Piton
Location: ·
A lonely 2.3-km island peak in Mare Imbrium — a drowned remnant of the basin's inner ring.
Type
Mountain
Diameter
23 km
Position
40.7°N 0.9°W
Name approved
1935
Mons Piton is 23 km across and slightly elongated toward the northwest, with ridges running south, northwest and west. Its summit carries a small impact crater that is hard to see from Earth. The flooded crater Cassini lies due east.
Sunrise
Sunset
Sunrise and sunset on Mons Piton
| Event | Time | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Computing… | ||
- Sunrise / Sunset: at the feature's centre (IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature).
- Lit: the illuminated fraction of the Moon's disc at that moment.
Named after
Mount Piton on Tenerife.
Further info
Official record from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: Mons Piton
Wikipedia: Mons Piton