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Xu Xiake

Crater (10.0 km) — Chinese geographer, traveler during the Ming Dynasty (1586-1641).

Coordinates
-40.9, -153.76 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
10
Etymology
Chinese geographer, traveler during the Ming Dynasty (1586-1641).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
2024
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/16319
Clean name
Xu Xiake
Ethnicity
China
Continent
Asia
Quad
LAC-121

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