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Apollonius

Crater (50.7 km) — Apollonius of Perga; Greek mathematician (c. 262-190 B.C.).

Coordinates
4.5053, 60.9648 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
50.661396
Etymology
Apollonius of Perga; Greek mathematician (c. 262-190 B.C.).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/328
Clean name
Apollonius
Ethnicity
Greek
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-62

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