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Measured / Computed

Posidonius

Crater (95.1 km) — Of Apamea; Greek geographer (135(?)-51(?) B.C.).

Coordinates
31.8783, 29.9913 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
95.05735
Etymology
Of Apamea; Greek geographer (135(?)-51(?) B.C.).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4808
Clean name
Posidonius
Ethnicity
Greek
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-42

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