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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Moon Nomenclature: Promontorium, promontoria

See Promontorium, promontoria in the descriptor terms page for additional information.

Direction of Increasing Longitude: east
Longitude Range: -180° to 180°

Positive longitude values (0° to 180°) indicate east longitudes.
Negative longitude values (0° to -180°) indicate west longitudes.

Tools Name[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLAT[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] CLON[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] DIAM[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] AS[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order] Origin[Sort in ascending order][Sort in descending order]
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 14.0 66.0 70.0 5 Named from cape in Sea of Azov.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 42.0 1.8 20.0 5 Jean Louis Rodolphe; Swiss zoologist, geologist (1807-1873).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 16.7 22.0 10.0 5 Named from cape on the Black Sea.
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 43.2 1.0 20.0 5 Sainte-Claire Charles; French geologist (1814-1876).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 29.0 4.7 20.0 5 Augustin Jean; French optician (1788-1827).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 40.3 -33.2 50.0 5 Ponticus; Greek astronomer (c. 388-310 B.C.).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -27.0 -33.0 50.0 5 William Thomson, Lord Kelvin; Scottish natural philosopher (1824-1907).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index 46.0 -25.8 50.0 5 Pierre Simon; French mathematician, astronomer (1749-1827).
Image not available Search for maps that cover this feature in the Planetary Map Index -19.0 -8.0 70.0 5 Named from cape in Greece; now Matapan or Tainaron.

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