Montes Pyrenaeus
Encyclopedia
Montes Pyrenaeus is a mountain range
on the Moon
. The range begins at the southwestern rim of the flooded crater Gutenberg
at the northern end and extends southward bordering the eastern edge of Mare Nectaris
.
The selenographic coordinates
of this range are 15.6° S, 41.2° E, and it lies within a diameter of 164 km. Johannes Mädler gave this range the Latin
name for the Pyrenees Mountains
that lie along the border between France
and Spain
.
Mountain range
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on the Moon
Moon
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. The range begins at the southwestern rim of the flooded crater Gutenberg
Gutenberg (crater)
Gutenberg is a lunar crater that lies along the west edge of Mare Fecunditatis, in the eastern part of the visible Moon. To the southeast is the crater Goclenius, and to the southeast are Magelhaens and Colombo...
at the northern end and extends southward bordering the eastern edge of Mare Nectaris
Mare Nectaris
The Sea of Nectar is a small lunar mare or sea located between the Sea of Tranquillity and the Sea of Fecundity . Montes Pyrenaeus borders the mare to the west and the large crater near the south center of the mare is known as Rosse...
.
The selenographic coordinates
Selenographic coordinates
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of this range are 15.6° S, 41.2° E, and it lies within a diameter of 164 km. Johannes Mädler gave this range the Latin
Latin
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name for the Pyrenees Mountains
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
that lie along the border between France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Spain
Spain
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.