Montes Taurus
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| Montes Taurus is located in the east of the Mare Serenitatis | ||
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| position | 27.06 ° N , 40.26 ° O | |
| diameter | 166 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
Rock from the Montes Taurus in the Natural History Museum Vienna
The Montes Taurus are a rugged mountain range on the Earth's moon .
The mountains lie on a high plateau in the east of the Mare Serenitatis at the selenographic coordinates 27 ° N and 40 ° E. The mountains have a diameter of around 170 km; some peaks reach heights of 3,000 m.
A number of craters are embedded in the mountains . In the southwest of the mountain is the Römer crater , in the northeast Newcomb .
This is where Luna 21 and Apollo 17 landed .
The German astronomer Johannes Hevelius gave the mountain its name after the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey .
See also
Web links
- Montes Taurus on The-Moon Wiki