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Measured / Computed

Bessel

Crater (15.6 km) — Friedrich Wilhelm; German astronomer (1784-1846).

Coordinates
21.7342, 17.9204 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
15.563185
Etymology
Friedrich Wilhelm; German astronomer (1784-1846).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/720
Clean name
Bessel
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-42

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