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Measured / Computed

Birkeland

Crater (81.6 km) — Olaf Kristian; Norwegian physicist (1867-1917).

Coordinates
-30.1661, 174.0097 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
81.639267
Etymology
Olaf Kristian; Norwegian physicist (1867-1917).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1970
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/752
Clean name
Birkeland
Ethnicity
Norway
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-104

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