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Montes Taurus
Taurus Mountains
Mountain Range on the
Moon
Surface feature
on the
Moon
Feature on
The Moon
Feature type
Montes (mountain range)
Quadrangle
LQ-12
Lunar
coordinates
27° N, 40° E
Dimensions
Diameter
: 170 km
Highest peaks: 2 km
Bounding features
Kirchhoff,
Mare Serenitatis
,
Newcomb
, Römer
Notes
A region of ridged upland running eastward of
Mare Serenitatis
on the
Moon
. The name, which comes from the Taurus Mountains of Anatolia on
Earth
, refers specifically to an area of hills and ridges running between the
craters
Newcomb and Römer.
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Mare Serenitatis
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