Rupes Kelvin

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Rupes Kelvin is an escarpment near Promontorium Kelvin on the near side of the Moon, at 27.3°S 33.1°W / -27.3; -33.1. It is 86 km long. It takes its name from Promontorium Kelvin,[1] which was named after the Irish scientist, physicist and engineer William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.[2]

Rupes Kelvin, taken by Lunar Orbiter 4

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