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Measured / Computed

Encke

Crater (28.3 km) — Johann Franz; German mathematician, astronomer (1791-1865).

Coordinates
4.5707, -36.683 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
28.266037
Etymology
Johann Franz; German mathematician, astronomer (1791-1865).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1796
Clean name
Encke
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-57

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