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Measured / Computed

Van Vleck

Crater (33.5 km) — John Monroe; American astronomer, mathematician (1833-1912).

Coordinates
-1.7738, 78.2015 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
33.48148
Etymology
John Monroe; American astronomer, mathematician (1833-1912).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1976
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6316
Clean name
Van Vleck
Ethnicity
American
Continent
North America
Quad
LAC-81

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