KUON GEO

Promontorium Taenarium

Promontorium, promontoria · 70 km across · -18.63°, -7.34° · the Moon
岬・差し渡し約70km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from cape in Greece; now Matapan or Tainaron.
Source of the name: Greek (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1961 · Other features named after Greek

SEE IT · 地図で見る

Elevation here was measured by laser from orbit (LOLA). Nothing is estimated or generated.
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NEAREST NAMED FEATURES · 近くの地名

What stands next to a place tells you what kind of place it is.
Rupes Recta 崖93 km
Lassell クレーター97 km
Rima Birt 谷（リマ）101 km
Alpetragius クレーター113 km
Birt クレーター119 km
Thebit クレーター139 km
Arzachel クレーター156 km
Rimae Arzachel 谷（リマ）172 km
Great-circle distances on a sphere of radius 1,737.4 km.
Names and their origins come from the IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature (USGS Astrogeology), retrieved 2026-08-14.
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DATA: IAU / USGS Astrogeology · NASA LRO LOLA