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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bi Sheng
Clean Name Bi Sheng
Feature ID 14748
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 79.29 °
Southmost Latitude 77.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 152.84 °
Westmost Longitude 143.83 °
Diameter 55.27 km
Center Latitude 78.35 °
Center Longitude 148.46 °
Northmost Latitude 79.28 °
Southmost Latitude 77.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 152.74 °
Westmost Longitude 143.74 °
Diameter 55.27 km
Center Latitude 78.34 °
Center Longitude 148.36 °
Northmost Latitude 79.28 °
Southmost Latitude 77.46 °
Eastmost Longitude 152.74 °
Westmost Longitude 143.74 °
Diameter 55.27 km
Center Latitude 78.34 °
Center Longitude 148.36 °
Northmost Latitude 79.20 °
Southmost Latitude 77.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 153.00 °
Westmost Longitude 144.00 °
Diameter 55.00 km
Center Latitude 78.40 °
Center Longitude 148.60 °
Quad LAC-7 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 02, 2010
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin Chinese inventor (c. 990-1051).
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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