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von Braun

Crater (61.8 km) — Wernher, German-American rocket pioneer (1912-1977).

Coordinates
41.0431, -78.0845 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
61.827728
Etymology
Wernher, German-American rocket pioneer (1912-1977).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1994
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6437
Clean name
von Braun
Ethnicity
Germany
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-22

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