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Rhaeticus

Crater (44.4 km) — Georg Joachim von Lauchen of Rhaetia; Hungarian astronomer, mathematician (1514-1576).

Coordinates
0.0318, 4.9241 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
44.427376
Etymology
Georg Joachim von Lauchen of Rhaetia; Hungarian astronomer, mathematician (1514-1576).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5013
Clean name
Rhaeticus
Ethnicity
Hungary
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-59

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