16°48′N 21°54′E / 16.8°N 21.9°E
Promontorium Archerusia ( /ˌɑːrkəˈruːʒə/; Latin for "Cape Archerusia") is a headland on the near side of the Moon. It separates the lunar mares of Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis. Its coordinates are 16°48′N 21°54′E / 16.8°N 21.9°E. [1]
Promontorium Archerusia was named by Johannes Hevelius [2] and is a misspelling of Acherusia, a cape on the Black Sea near Heraclea in ancient Bithynia (now Karadeniz Ereğli in Turkey). [3] [1]
16°48′N 21°54′E / 16.8°N 21.9°E
Promontorium Archerusia ( /ˌɑːrkəˈruːʒə/; Latin for "Cape Archerusia") is a headland on the near side of the Moon. It separates the lunar mares of Mare Serenitatis and Mare Tranquilitatis. Its coordinates are 16°48′N 21°54′E / 16.8°N 21.9°E. [1]
Promontorium Archerusia was named by Johannes Hevelius [2] and is a misspelling of Acherusia, a cape on the Black Sea near Heraclea in ancient Bithynia (now Karadeniz Ereğli in Turkey). [3] [1]