KUON GEO

Montes Taurus

Mons, montes · 166.2 km across · 27.32°, 40.34° · the Moon
山・差し渡し約166.2km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from terrestrial Taurus Mts.
Source of the name: Turkey (Asia) · Approved by the IAU 1935 · Other features named after Turkey

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Kirchhoff クレーター99 km
Newcomb クレーター116 km
Römer クレーター121 km
Rimae Römer 谷（リマ）148 km
Lacus Bonitatis 湖166 km
Esclangon クレーター184 km
G. Bond クレーター187 km
Franck クレーター194 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA