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Rosse

Crater (11.4 km) — William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse; Irish astronomer (1800-1867).

Coordinates
-17.9479, 34.981 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
11.425583
Etymology
William Parsons, Third Earl of Rosse; Irish astronomer (1800-1867).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5195
Clean name
Rosse
Ethnicity
Ireland
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-97

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