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| Mons Hansteen | |
|---|---|
 Lunar Orbiter 4 image | |
| Highest point | |
| Listing | Lunar mountains |
| Coordinates | 12°06′S 50°00′W / 12.1°S 50.0°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Hansteen mountain |
| Language of name | Latin |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Near side of the Moon |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Lunar dome |
Mons Hansteen is a mountain on the Moon, also known as Hansteen Alpha (α), named after Christopher Hansteen. It is roughly triangular in shape and occupies an area about 30 km across on the western margin of Oceanus Procellarum, southeast of the crater Hansteen and north of the dark-floored crater Billy. It is thought to be an extrusion of volcanic material that is younger than the crater Hansteen, with most of surface volcanic ash been deposited 3.5-3.74 billion years ago.[1]
The Mons Hansteen belongs to rare class of non-mare moon volcanoes.[2]
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