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Petzval

Crater (93.5 km) — Joseph von; Austrian optician (1807-1891).

Coordinates
-62.729, -110.8305 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
93.472038
Etymology
Joseph von; Austrian optician (1807-1891).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1970
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4678
Clean name
Petzval
Ethnicity
Austria
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-134

Primary source