Mons Bradley

Mons Bradley
Mons Bradley is the long ridge in the left half of this photo. To the right is the crater Conon. NASA photo.
Highest point
Elevation4.2 km
ListingLunar mountains
Coordinates21°44′N 0°23′E / 21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38
Geography
Map
Locationthe Moon
Mons Bradley and its nearby satellite craters taken from Earth in 2012 at the University of Hertfordshire's Bayfordbury Observatory with the telescopes Meade LX200 14" and Lumenera Skynyx 2-1

Mons Bradley is a lunar mountain massif in the Montes Apenninus range, along the eastern edge of the Mare Imbrium. It is located to the west of the crater Conon. To the west of this peak is the Rima Bradley rille. (See below.)

The selenographic coordinates of this peak are 21°44′N 0°23′E / 21.73°N 0.38°E / 21.73; 0.38. It has a maximum diameter of 30 km across the base, and rises to a height of about 4.2 km. It is named after the English astronomer James Bradley (1692–1762).[1]

  1. ^ "Mons Bradley". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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