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Apenninus forms a sharp, rugged rise at the edge of the Mare Imbrium. The total length of the range is about 600 km (370 mi), with some of the peaks rising as high as 5 km (3.1 mi). The entire area to the southeast of Montes Apenninus - its backslopes - is shaped by ejecta
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deposited during the violent uplift of the mountains. Sections of the Montes
Apenninus front are also rubbly, a result of both fallback ejecta and landslides from the newly formed peaks.
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Spudis, P. D. (November 10–12, 1980). Merrill, R.B.; Schultz, P. H. (eds.). "Petrology of the
Apennine Front, Apollo 15: Implications for the Geology of the Imbrium Impact Basin".
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landing site left of center. Mons Hadley, Mons Hadley Delta, and Mons
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This range contains several mountains that have received names, listed below ranging from west to northeast:
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Apenninus is the most prominent remnant of the outer ring of the Imbrium basin, which also includes
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Oblique view of the northern Montes
Apenninus facing east from 105 km altitude, with Hadley Rille and the
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Apenninus area in selenochromatic image (Si) with some landmarks (yellow/normal, red/pyroclastic).
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This article is about the Lunar mountain range. For other uses of Apennine, see
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The Montes Apenninus range forms the southeastern border of the large
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309:Apollo 11
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