| The largest lunar mountain range, the Apennines, is shown in its
full glory in the larger image linked above. North is up in the images
at the top of this page, but to the left in the enlarged version of the
Cazard image. It was at the foot of the Apennines, close to Rima Hadley
(see arrow above), that the Apollo 15 expedition landed. The Apennines
form part of the wall of Mare Imbrium into which they descend relatively
steeply (about 30-degrees). The slopes of the Apennines towards Mare Vaporum
are gradual. The height of some mountain peaks exceeds 5000 m. The length
of the range is 600 km. |
