Rupes Kelvin
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Rupes Kelvin as recorded by Lunar Orbiter 5 | ||
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position | 28.03 ° S , 33.17 ° W | |
diameter | 86 km | |
Named after | Lord Kelvin | |
See also Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |
Rupes Kelvin is a 78 kilometer long demarcation on the moon at the selenographic coordinates 27.3 ° S, 33.1 ° W.
It is named after the nearby Promontory Kelvin (Cape Kelvin) on the edge of the Mare Humorum or the physicist Lord Kelvin .
Web links
- Rupes Kelvin on The-Moon Wiki