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Measured / Computed

Gassendi

Crater (111.4 km) — Pierre; French astronomer, mathematician (1592-1655).

Coordinates
-17.5546, -39.9637 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
111.39148
Etymology
Pierre; French astronomer, mathematician (1592-1655).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2111
Clean name
Gassendi
Ethnicity
France
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-93

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