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Measured / Computed

Galilaei

Crater (16.0 km) — Galileo; Italian astronomer, physicist (1564-1642).

Coordinates
10.4804, -62.8325 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
15.985615
Etymology
Galileo; Italian astronomer, physicist (1564-1642).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2074
Clean name
Galilaei
Ethnicity
Italy
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-56

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