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Measured / Computed

Newton

Crater (83.9 km) — Sir Isaac; British mathematician, physicist, astronomer (1643-1727).

Coordinates
-76.5207, -17.4414 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
83.851006
Etymology
Sir Isaac; British mathematician, physicist, astronomer (1643-1727).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4235
Clean name
Newton
Ethnicity
Great Britain
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-137

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