What is Montes Taurus?
{{Infobox Mountain | name = Montes Taurus | photo = Montes Taurus (LRO).png | photo_caption = | elevation = 3.0 km | location = the [[Moon]] | coordinates = {{coord|27.32|N|40.34|E|globe:Moon_scale:30000000|name=Montes Taurus}} | type = | age = | listing = [[List of mountains on the Moon|Lunar mountains]] | translation = [[Taurus Mountains]] | language = Latin | pronunciation = }} '''Montes Taurus''' is a mountainous region on the [[Moon]]. These peaks are on a highland region to the east of the [[Mare Serenitatis]], in the northeastern quadrant of the Moon's near side. The [[selenographic coordinates]] of this range are {{coord|27.32|N|40.34|E|globe:Moon_scale:30000000|name=Montes Taurus}}, and they have a diameter about 170 km. Some of the peaks within the range achieve heights of 3.0 km. A number of [[crater]]s lie within this range. At the southwestern edge of the range is [[Römer (crater)|Römer crater]], and [[Newcomb (lunar crater)|Newcomb crater]] is in the northeastern section. Several [[satellite]] craters also lie throughout the Montes Taurus. The Montes Taurus were named by [[Johannes Hevelius]] for the [[Taurus mountains]] in southern [[Turkey]]. {{science-stub}} [[Category:Surface features of the Moon|Taurus, Montes]]