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■ Measured / ComputedPromontorium 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
Primary source