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Measured / Computed

Smithson

Crater (6.0 km) — James; British chemist, mineralogist (1765-1829).

Coordinates
2.3823, 53.6375 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
6.0446286
Etymology
James; British chemist, mineralogist (1765-1829).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1976
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/5605
Clean name
Smithson
Ethnicity
Great Britain
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-62

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