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Tianjin

Crater (3.9 km) — Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map; means “celestial ford” or “Galaxy’s ferry.”

Coordinates
-44.93, 178.81 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
3.9
Etymology
Constellation name in the ancient Chinese star map; means “celestial ford” or “Galaxy’s ferry.”
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2019
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15784
Clean name
Tianjin
Ethnicity
China
Continent
Asia
Quad
LAC-120

Primary source