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Taruntius
[ tuh-ruhn-shuhs ]
noun
- a crater in the first quadrant of the face of the moon: about 38 miles (61 km) in diameter.
Example Sentences
TARUNTIUS.—Notwithstanding its comparatively low walls, this ring-plain, 44 miles in diameter, is a very conspicuous object under a rising sun.
SECCHI.—A partially enclosed little ring-plain S. of Taruntius, with a prominent central mountain and bright walls.
To these may be added the district round Taruntius in the Mare Foecunditatis, and portions of other regions referred to in the catalogue, where I have remarked a very decided sepia colour under a low sun.
Two low dusky rings and a long narrow valley with brilliant flanks are prominent objects on the plain E. of Taruntius under a low evening sun.
CAUCHY.—A bright little crater, not more than 7 or 8 miles in diameter, on the W. side of the Mare Tranquilitatis, N.E. of Taruntius.
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