Measuring Mountains on the Moon
Sunil K. Chebolu

TL;DR
This paper presents a method inspired by Galileo to measure the height of lunar mountains using geometric observations during a half Moon phase, leveraging the right triangle formed by Earth, Moon, and Sun.
Contribution
It introduces a simple geometric technique for lunar mountain height measurement based on observational astronomy during specific lunar phases.
Findings
Successfully computed mountain heights on the Moon.
Demonstrated the geometric method's effectiveness.
Provides a practical approach for lunar topography analysis.
Abstract
Following a technique of Galileo we compute the height on a mountain on the Moon. It is based on a simple observation that precisely on a half Moon day, the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun form the vertices of a right triangle with the Moon at the 90 degree vertex.
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Taxonomy
TopicsGeophysics and Gravity Measurements · Historical Geography and Cartography · Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
