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Measured / Computed

Espin

Crater (70.0 km) — Thomas Henry Espinall Compton; British astronomer (1858-1934).

Coordinates
28.1455, 109.3385 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
70.008728
Etymology
Thomas Henry Espinall Compton; British astronomer (1858-1934).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1970
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/1849
Clean name
Espin
Ethnicity
Great Britain
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-46

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