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Shen Kuo

Crater (0.9 km) — Chinese astronomer, mathematician during the Song Dynasty (1031-1095).

Coordinates
44, -49.41 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
0.9
Etymology
Chinese astronomer, mathematician during the Song Dynasty (1031-1095).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2021
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15991
Clean name
Shen Kuo
Ethnicity
China
Continent
Asia
Quad
LAC-23

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