> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://jatan.space/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Gallery: Our Moon's marvelous mountains - URL: https://jatan.space/gallery-of-moon-mountains/ - Published: 2021-11-26T13:05:22.000Z - Updated: 2024-02-24T10:36:46.000Z - Description: A peek at lunar peaks, mountain rings, volcanic domes, and more. - Author: Jatan Mehta - Tags: Explore The Moon is home to some amazing mountains. Unlike the millions of years it takes for most mountains on Earth to form via slowly colliding tectonic plates, most lunar mountains form near-instantly by asteroid or cometary impacts. I have previously explained [how various Moon mountains form and why to explore them](https://jatan.space/exploring-moon-mountains/) so in this post I just want us to appreciate how beautiful they are. Let’s see some lunar mountains. **Note:* You can click on the images to learn about each feature.* [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f0d831a35-dc90-4152-9d5a-73d233878496_1641x985-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://jatan.space/tycho-crater-mountain/) ****The 1.6-kilometer-high central peak of** [****Tycho crater**](https://jatan.space/tycho-crater-mountain/)****.** [****Credit: NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/384) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f47263fc6-0c24-41f0-971c-c35f5f208437_2902x2212-jpeg.jpg)](https://jatan.space/the-mountain-range-montes-apenninus/) ****The arc-shaped** [****mountain range of Apenninus**](https://jatan.space/the-mountain-range-montes-apenninus/) **on the Moon.** [****Credit: Tom Wildoner**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomwildoner/41384676121/) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f9f9814d9-dd0b-478c-aebd-d2eef3a9df30_951x714-jpeg.jpg)](https://jatan.space/volcanic-rock-land-of-montes-carpatus/) ****A landscape of mountains, part of the** [****Montes Carpatus**](https://jatan.space/volcanic-rock-land-of-montes-carpatus/) **volcanic range.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1002) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2fd18d63bb-d0cb-4e99-94e5-322114ed8ef6_2500x1600-jpeg-1.jpg)](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/592) ****A spectacular closeup view of the** [****Aristarchus crater**](https://jatan.space/glorious-aristarchus/) **and** [****its central mountain**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/592)****.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1022) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f0be5ec2d-ab18-4d1b-9427-9309b86570e0_640x517-jpeg.jpg)](https://jatan.space/facing-lava-on-three-sides-promontorium-heraclides/) ****The mountainous cape of** [****Promontorium Heraclides**](https://jatan.space/facing-lava-on-three-sides-promontorium-heraclides/) **on the Moon, surrounded by (now solidified) lava flows on three sides.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lunarnetworks.blogspot.com/2011/08/lroc-strategic-overhang.html) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f6452fbfe-93cf-4b00-bafe-a3e9e0dec55c_999x825-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://jatan.space/y-shaped-mountains-in-king-crater/) [****King crater**](https://jatan.space/y-shaped-mountains-in-king-crater/) **and its Y-shaped mountains on the Moon’s farside, as captured from orbit by Apollo 16\.** [****Credit: NASA**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/32) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f263b4be4-8961-46ec-a90e-19f283075670_1100x946-jpeg.jpg)](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1099) ****The 2.3 kilometers tall** [****Mons Piton**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1099)****, one of the few peaks from the largely buried inner mountain ring of the Imbrium basin.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1099) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f1a62f6c6-be2d-4016-81fe-b3abb994e136_1728x1182-jpeg.jpg)](https://jatan.space/unique-volcanic-domes-of-gruithuisen/) ****The unique** [****volcanic domes of Gruithuisen**](https://jatan.space/unique-volcanic-domes-of-gruithuisen/)****—Gamma and Delta.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/?extent=-41.7437353,35.3445471,-38.4587252,37.204649&proj=16&layers=NrBsFYBoAZIRnpEpSNggdgVwDY8gN4C+AukqACxqLZ6GlnFnBxxTqIgBMAHAMxdqmXPiaNSSClyocEIKagSxoAOgCckWqIb0SJIA) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2fe3abe0a4-1603-48c1-b239-25c25223f1e3_1056x890-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://jatan.space/the-crowned-crater-of-schrodinger/) ****The crown-shaped mountain ring in the 312 kilometers wide** [****Schrödinger crater**](https://jatan.space/the-crowned-crater-of-schrodinger/)****.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schr%C3%B6dinger%5F%28LRO%29%5F500%5Fkm.png) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2fda0e1b96-427f-4fc6-bcff-e97299cfce53_852x676-jpeg.jpg)](https://jatan.space/landslide-on-the-moon/) ****The 2.3 kilometers tall** [****South Massif**](https://jatan.space/landslide-on-the-moon/) **mountain that borders the Taurus Littrow Valley where the Apollo 17 astronauts landed.** [****Credit: NAS LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/1005) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f303c75fc-698f-4c33-9dc5-996d89c5d772_900x650-png.jpg)](https://jatan.space/zeeman-mons-on-the-moon/) ****The 8.8 kilometers high** [****Zeeman mountain**](https://jatan.space/zeeman-mons-on-the-moon/) **on the Moon’s farside, competing with Earth’s Mount Everest.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/944) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2f619843fd-44f0-4b5f-941d-19f16cd43426_950x646-jpeg.jpg)](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/996) ****An** [****unnamed 7 kilometers tall mountain**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/996) **on the Moon’s farside.** [****Credit: NASA LRO**](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/996) [![](https://jatan.space/content/images/2024/02/https-3a-2f-2fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984-s3-amazonaws-com-2fpublic-2fimages-2fa6bd5da2-b709-4693-bad0-3de097b2684b_2233x1597-jpeg-1.jpg)](https://jatan.space/exploring-moon-mountains/) [****Changing morphology**](https://jatan.space/exploring-moon-mountains/) **of mountains and craters on the Moon with increasing crater sizes. Image credits: NASA LRO, Graphic: Jatan Mehta** --- Hope you enjoyed these curated images of some of the most amazing mountains on the Moon. As you may have noted, many of these views are captured by NASA’s [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter](https://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/about.html). Their outreach team has a fantastic blog where you can [browse more lunar mountains](http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts?page=1&query=mountains) and other Moon-candy, and learn about them.