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Ptolemaeus

Crater (153.7 km) — Ptolemy, Claudius; Greek astronomer, mathematician, geographer (c. 87-150).

Coordinates
-9.1605, -1.83729999999997 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
153.66885
Etymology
Ptolemy, Claudius; Greek astronomer, mathematician, geographer (c. 87-150).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4860
Clean name
Ptolemaeus
Ethnicity
Greek
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-77

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