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Statio Tianhe

Statio (0.0 km) — Ancient Chinese name for the Milky Way, a sky river that separates Niulang and Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl"; Chang’e-4 landing site.

Coordinates
-45.45, 177.6 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Statio
Feature type
Statio
Feature type code
ST
Diameter km
0.01
Etymology
Ancient Chinese name for the Milky Way, a sky river that separates Niulang and Zhinyu in the Chinese folk tale “The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl"; Chang’e-4 landing site.
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2019
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15781
Clean name
Statio Tianhe
Ethnicity
China
Continent
Asia
Quad
LAC-119

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