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Measured / Computed

Abel

Crater (137.3 km) — Niels Henrik; Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).

Coordinates
-34.6257, 85.7762 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
137.34903
Etymology
Niels Henrik; Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1964
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/12
Clean name
Abel
Ethnicity
Norway
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-116

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