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Alpetragius

Crater (40.0 km) — Al-Bitrūjī Al-Ishbīlī, Abū Ishāq; Spanish astronomer (unkn-c. 1100).

Coordinates
-16.048, -4.5104 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
40.023251
Etymology
Al-Bitrūjī Al-Ishbīlī, Abū Ishāq; Spanish astronomer (unkn-c. 1100).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/202
Clean name
Alpetragius
Ethnicity
Morocco
Continent
Africa
Quad
LAC-95

Primary source