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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