Montes Caucasus

Montes Caucasus is a rugged range of mountains in the northeastern part of the Moon.

[2] It begins at a gap of level surface that joins the Mare Imbrium to the west with the Mare Serenitatis to the east, and extends in an irregular band to the north-northeast to the western side of the prominent crater Eudoxus.

[3] There are several breaks in the range where nearby lunar mare has intruded into the formation, particularly near the southern tip.

The tallest peaks in this range reach heights of 6 km, undoubtedly providing an expansive view of the surroundings from their tops.

The range was named after the Caucasus Mountains on Earth by the German selenographer Johann H. Mädler.

Montes Caucasus and closer structures with mineral postprocessing
Detail map of Mare Imbrium's features. Montes Caucasus is marked "O".
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