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Measured / Computed

Chappe

Crater (55.8 km) — d'Auteroche, Jean-Baptiste; French astronomer (1728-1769).

Coordinates
-61.2913, -91.2403 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
55.792778
Etymology
d'Auteroche, Jean-Baptiste; French astronomer (1728-1769).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1994
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1145
Clean name
Chappe
Ethnicity
France
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-135

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