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Hildegard

Crater (122.0 km) — Hildegard von Bingen; German writer, composer, mystic and visionary. In Germany she is considered the founder of the scientific study of natural history (1098- 1179).

Coordinates
-51.6797, 127.7446 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
122
Etymology
Hildegard von Bingen; German writer, composer, mystic and visionary. In Germany she is considered the founder of the scientific study of natural history (1098- 1179).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2016
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15476
Clean name
Hildegard
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-130

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