Promontory Archerusia
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| Promontorium Archerusia and Pliny ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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| position | 16.79 ° N , 21.96 ° E | |
| diameter | 11 km | |
| See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature | ||
The Promontorium Archerusia (Latin for Cape Archerusia ) is the foothills of the Montes Haemus mountains on the moon on the border between Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquillitatis , northwest of the Pliny crater .
The name introduced by Johannes Hevelius is a misspelling of Acherusia ( ancient Greek Ἀχερουσία ), in ancient geography a cape in Paphlagonia on the Black Sea , today Baba Burun ("Cape Baba") near Karadeniz Ereğli in Turkey.
Web links
- Promontorium Archerusia in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS
- Promontorium Archerusia on The-Moon Wiki