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Measured / Computed

Perey

Crater (1.6 km) — Marguerite Catherine; French nuclear physicist who discovered the element francium and first woman to be elected to the French Académie des Sciences (1909-1975)).

Coordinates
-42.46, -153.69 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
1.6
Etymology
Marguerite Catherine; French nuclear physicist who discovered the element francium and first woman to be elected to the French Académie des Sciences (1909-1975)).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2024
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16326
Clean name
Perey
Ethnicity
France
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-121

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