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Rupes Kelvin is an escarpment near Promontorium Kelvin on the near side of the Moon, at 27°18′S 33°06′W / 27.3°S 33.1°W / -27.3; -33.1. It is 86 km long. It takes its name from Promontorium Kelvin, which was named after the Irish scientist, physicist and engineer William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.

References

1. "Rupes Kelvin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
2. "Promontorium Kelvin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program., accessed September 23, 2017

External links

• Rupes Kelvin at Moon Wiki
• Wood, Chuck (February 7, 2008). "Crossing the Kelvin Rectangular Block". Lunar Photo of the Day. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2017. - features the promontory

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