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Plinius

Crater (41.3 km) — Gaius Plinius Secundus (The Elder); Roman natural scientist (23-79).

Coordinates
15.3569, 23.6067 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
41.312523
Etymology
Gaius Plinius Secundus (The Elder); Roman natural scientist (23-79).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4762
Clean name
Plinius
Ethnicity
Roman
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-60

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