thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Mons Hadley, including Hadley Rille (lower right), from orbit
thumb|right|240px|Hadley C crater, with [[ejecta filling in part of Hadley Rille]]
Mons Hadley is a massif in the northern portion of the Montes Apenninus, a range in the northern hemisphere of the Moon. It has a height of above the adjacent plain and a maximum diameter of 25 km at the base.
Rima Hadley
This sinuous lunar rille follows a course generally to the northeast, toward the Mons Hadley peak, for which it is named. This feature is centered at selenographic coordinates 25.0° N, 3.0° E, and lies within a diameter of 80 km. It begins at the crater Béla, an elongated formation with the long axis oriented to the northwest.
Nearby craters
thumb|right|Selenographic features of Rima Hadley and its small craters
Four small craters near this rille have been assigned names by the IAU. These are listed in the table below.
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#eeeeee;" |Crater
! style="background:#eeeeee;" |Coordinates
! style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter
! style="background:#eeeeee;" |Name source
|-
|Béla
|
|align="right"|11 × 2 km
|Hungarian masculine name
|-
|Carlos
|
|align="right"|4 km
|Spanish masculine name
|-
|Jomo
|
|align="right"|7 km
|African masculine name
|-
|Taizo
|
|align="right"|6 km
|Japanese masculine name
|}
Satellite craters
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Mons Hadley.
{| class="wikitable"
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Hadley
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Latitude
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Longitude
!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter
|-
|align="center"|C
|align="center"|25.5° N
|align="center"|2.8° E
|align="center"|6 km
|}
The crater Joy was formerly known as Hadley A, prior to being renamed by the IAU in 1973.
See also
- List of mountains on the Moon
References
External links
- LTO-41B4 Hadley — L&PI Lunar Topographic Orthophotomap