KUON GEO

Rupes Kelvin

Rupes, rupēs · 85.9 km across · -28.03°, -33.17° · the Moon
崖・差し渡し約85.9km

WHY THAT NAME · なぜその名前か

Named from nearby promontorium.
Source of the name: Scotland (Europe) · Approved by the IAU 1964 · Other features named after Scotland

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.
Promontorium Kelvin 岬34 km
Dunthorne クレーター74 km
Hippalus クレーター120 km
Rimae Hippalus 谷（リマ）127 km
Vitello クレーター137 km
Marth クレーター138 km
Campanus クレーター141 km
Ramsden クレーター153 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