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Promontorium, [Promontoria]

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A descriptor term used in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.

Definition

“Cape”; headland (IAU Gazetteer 2011).

Previous Definitions

Promontory: Mountains partly enclosed by mare (Wilhelms 1987, p. 3); Promontories (Sadler 1962).

Origin of Term

Pro + mons, latin.

History of Nomenclature

Introduced by van Langren (1645). Latin term reintroduced in 1961 (Sadler 1962).

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Highland

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References

  • IAU Gazetteer (2011) Gazetter of planetary nomenclature. In: International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/DescriptorTerms

  • Sadler DH (ed) (1962) Commission pour L’etude Physique des Planetes et des Satellites. In: Proceedings of the 11th general assembly (Berkeley, 1961), Transactions of the IAU: Volume XIB. Academic Press, London

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  • van Langren MF (1645) Plenilunii lumina Austriaca Philippica. Brussel

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  • Wilhelms DE (1987) The geologic history of the moon. USGS Professional paper 1348. United States Government Printing Office, Washington

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  1. Planetary Science Research Group, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Henrik Hargitai

  2. Konkoly Thege Miklos Astronomical Institute, Research Center for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

    Ákos Kereszturi

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Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (2014). Promontorium, [Promontoria]. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_286-1

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