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Promontorium Kelvin

Promontorium (45.0 km) — William Thomson, Lord Kelvin; Scottish natural philosopher (1824-1907).

Coordinates
-26.9482, -33.4453 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Promontorium
Feature type
Promontorium, promontoria
Feature type code
PR
Diameter km
45.00642
Etymology
William Thomson, Lord Kelvin; Scottish natural philosopher (1824-1907).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4844
Clean name
Promontorium Kelvin
Ethnicity
Scotland
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-93

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