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Measured / Computed

Copernicus

Crater (96.1 km) — Nicholas; Polish astronomer (1473-1543).

Coordinates
9.6209, -20.0786 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
96.069916
Etymology
Nicholas; Polish astronomer (1473-1543).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1296
Clean name
Copernicus
Ethnicity
Poland
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-58

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