Promontorium Deville
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Promontorium_Agassiz_4115_h2.jpg/300px-Promontorium_Agassiz_4115_h2.jpg)
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Promontorium Deville is a mountainous cape situated on the northeast margin of Mare Imbrium on the near side of the Moon. Its selenographic coordinates are 43.31° N, 1.14° E. It is located north of Promontorium Agassiz, south of Mont Blanc, northeast of Mons Piton, and northwest of Cassini crater.
Promontorium Deville is named after Charles Joseph Sainte-Claire Deville, a French meteorologist and geologist. The name of the feature was approved by the IAU in 1935.[1]
External links
[edit]- LAC-25, a map showing Promontorium Deville and surrounding area
References
[edit]- ^ Promontorium Deville, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)