IWLOP #084 - Mons Pico & Montes Teneriffe
Isolated mountains in Mare Imbrium that may be the remnants of an inner wall of the Mare Imbrium Basin.
Location: 48.0 N 9.0-13.0 W Origin: Impact Length: 110 km (Montes Teneriffe), 11x25 km (Mons Pico) Rukl: 11 Type: Mount
Objects: Mons Pico, Mons Pico β, Montes Teneriffe
Others Identified: Bliss, Mare Imbrium, Montes Alpes, Plato, Vallis Alpes
Location: Home
Date: 2018-09-02
Time: 12:10 AM ADT
Equipment: 6" Dobsonian, 10 mm eyepiece
Magnification: x120
Seeing: Excellent (5)
Transparency: Excellent (5)
Temperature: 16° C
SQM: 20.88
Moon Phase: 3rd Quarter at 11:39 PM ADT
R1: Mons Pico and Mons Pico β were located south of Plato on Mare Imbrium. Both were very bright compared to the Mare floor. Montes Teneriffe was located NE of the Mons Pico.
NOTE: From a web search discovered that Mons Pico and individual peaks of Montes Teneriffe rise up to 2.4 km above the Mare floor.
