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Mare Humboldtianum

Mare (230.8 km) — Humboldt, Alexander von; German natural historian (1769-1859).

Coordinates
56.9221, 81.5428 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Mare
Feature type
Mare, maria
Feature type code
ME
Diameter km
230.78186
Etymology
Humboldt, Alexander von; German natural historian (1769-1859).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/3676
Clean name
Mare Humboldtianum
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-15

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