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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Tian Shi
Clean Name Tian Shi
Feature ID 15413
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 44.10 °
Southmost Latitude 44.09 °
Eastmost Longitude -19.44 °
Westmost Longitude -19.46 °
Diameter 0.47 km
Center Latitude 44.10 °
Center Longitude -19.45 °
Quad LAC-24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Oct 05, 2015
Continent Asia
Culture China
Origin One of three enclosures in Chinese ancient star map.
Reference [374] - Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: V. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911, by Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Clara Lau, A. D. Stefanowska: Routledge, 2015.
Updated Oct 05, 2015 10:34 AM

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