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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Cai Lun
Clean Name Cai Lun
Feature ID 14749
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 80.86 °
Southmost Latitude 79.38 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.98 °
Westmost Longitude 109.35 °
Diameter 44.89 km
Center Latitude 80.12 °
Center Longitude 113.66 °
Northmost Latitude 80.77 °
Southmost Latitude 79.36 °
Eastmost Longitude 117.79 °
Westmost Longitude 109.62 °
Diameter 42.82 km
Center Latitude 80.05 °
Center Longitude 113.82 °
Northmost Latitude 80.70 °
Southmost Latitude 79.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.00 °
Westmost Longitude 109.00 °
Diameter 43.00 km
Center Latitude 80.30 °
Center Longitude 113.50 °
Quad LAC-1 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 02, 2010
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Chinese inventor (c. 57-121).
Reference [243] - Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology, edited by Lance Day and Ian McNeil: Routledge, London, 1996.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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