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Hercules

Crater (68.3 km) — Latin spelling for Greek mythological hero Heracles.

Coordinates
46.8219, 39.2135 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
68.315056
Etymology
Latin spelling for Greek mythological hero Heracles.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/2467
Clean name
Hercules
Ethnicity
Greek
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-27

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