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Acosta

Crater (13.1 km) — Cristobal; Portuguese doctor, natural historian (1515-1580).

Coordinates
-5.6453, 60.1395 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
13.061529
Etymology
Cristobal; Portuguese doctor, natural historian (1515-1580).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1976
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/40
Clean name
Acosta
Ethnicity
Portugal
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-80

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