Mons Rümker
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{{Infobox Mountain
| Name = Mons Rümker
| Photo = Mons Rümker Apollo 15.jpg
| Caption = View of Mons Rümker from Apollo 15
| Elevation = 1,100 m
| Location = the [[Moon]]
| Coordinates = {{Lunar coords and quad cat|40.8|N|58.1|W}}
| Type = [[Lunar dome]]
| Age =
| Listing = [[List of mountains on the Moon|Lunar mountains]]
| Translation = [[Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker|Karl L. C. Rümker]]
| Language = Latin
| Pronunciation =
}}
'''Mons Rümker''' is an isolated [[volcanic]] formation that is located in the northwest part of the [[Moon]]'s near side, at selenographic [[coordinates]] 40.8° N, 58.1° W. The feature forms a large, elevated mound in the northern part of the [[Oceanus Procellarum]] [[lunar mare]]. The mound has a diameter of 70 [[kilometre|km]], and climbs to a maximum elevation of about 1,100 [[metre|m]] above the surrounding plain. It was named for [[Karl Ludwig Christian Rümker|Karl L. C. Rümker]].
The Mons Rümker has a concentration of 30.<ref name="laps07">{{cite conference
| author=Wöhler, C.; Lena, R.; Pau, K. C.
| title=The Lunar Dome Complex Mons Rümker: Morphometry, Rheology, and Mode of Emplacement
| booktitle=Proceedings Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVIII
| publisher=Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co
| date=March 12-16, 2007 | location=League City, Texas
| url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007LPI....38.1091W
| accessdate = 2007-08-28 }}</ref> [[lunar dome]]s—rounded bulges across the top, some of which contain a small craterlet at the peak. These are wide, circular features with a gentle slope rising in elevation a few hundred meters to the mid-point. Lunar domes are the result of [[lava]] erupting from localized vents followed by relatively slow cooling.
Mons Rümker is surrounded by a scarp that separates it from the adjacent mare. The plateau rises to an altitude of 900 m in the west, 1,100 m in the south and 650 m in the east. The surface of Mons Rümker is relatively uniform, with a strong spectroscopic signature of lunar mare material. The estimated volume of lava used to create this feature is 1,800 km<sup>3</sup>.<ref name="laps07"/>
==See also==
* [[List of mountains on the Moon by height]]
==References==
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[[Category:Mountains on the Moon]]
[[Category:Shield volcanoes]]
[[Category:Lava domes]]
[[Category:Extraterrestrial volcanoes]]
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