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■ Measured / ComputedAratus
Crater (10.2 km) — Aratus of Soli; Greek astronomer (c. 310-240/239 B.C.).
- Coordinates
- 23.5793, 4.5052 (positive-east)
- Descriptor
- Crater
- Feature type
- Crater, craters
- Feature type code
- AA
- Diameter km
- 10.233043
- Etymology
- Aratus of Soli; Greek astronomer (c. 310-240/239 B.C.).
- Iau approval status
- Adopted by IAU
- Iau approval year
- 1935
- Iau reference
- http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/344
- Clean name
- Aratus
- Ethnicity
- Greek
- Continent
- Europe
- Quad
- LAC-41
Primary source