Montes Apenninus

Montes Apenninus are a rugged mountain range on the northern part of the Moon's near side.

It begins just to the west of the prominent crater Eratosthenes, which abuts against the southern face of the range.

[3] Montes Apenninus forms a sharp, rugged rise at the edge of the Mare Imbrium.

The entire area to the southeast of Montes Apenninus - its backslopes - is shaped by ejecta deposited during the violent uplift of the mountains.

[4] Sections of the Montes Apenninus front are also rubbly, a result of both fallback ejecta and landslides from the newly formed peaks.

Detail map of Mare Imbrium 's features. Montes Apenninus is marked with a "K".
Montes Apenninus area in selenochromatic image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic).
View of the limb of the Moon showing Montes Apenninus (left), Montes Caucasus (right), eastern Mare Imbrium (top), and western Mare Serenitatis (bottom), from Apollo 11 . The large crater at the top center is Archimedes .
Oblique view of the northern Montes Apenninus facing east from 105 km altitude, with Hadley Rille and the Apollo 15 landing site left of center. Mons Hadley, Mons Hadley Delta, and Mons Bradley are visible. The large crater at right edge is Conon .
Oblique view of the southern Montes Apenninus facing south from 115 km altitude, with Eratosthenes in upper right (Apollo 15)
Montes Apenninus in the infrared. Image courtesy of NOT and SO : M. Gålfalk, G. Olofsson, and H.-G. Florén, taken with the SIRCA camera.