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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Li Shizhen
Clean Name Li Shizhen
Feature ID 16325
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


LOLA 2011
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -41.68 °
Southmost Latitude -41.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -154.07 °
Westmost Longitude -154.09 °
Diameter 0.40 km
Center Latitude -41.69 °
Center Longitude -154.08 °
Quad LAC-121 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Aug 06, 2024
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Chinese pharmacologist, physician, and naturalist during the Ming Dynasty, author of Bencao Gangmu (1518-1593).
Reference [806] - The Monkey and the Inkpot: Natural History and Its Transformations in Early Modern China, by Carla Nappi: Harvard University Press, USA, 2009.
Updated Aug 06, 2024 10:33 PM

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