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Measured / Computed

Vieta

Crater (87.2 km) — Francois; French mathematician (1540-1603).

Coordinates
-29.3106, -56.5269 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
87.161865
Etymology
Francois; French mathematician (1540-1603).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1935
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6384
Clean name
Vieta
Ethnicity
France
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-92

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