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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Germain
Clean Name Germain
Feature ID 2147
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -37.90 °
Southmost Latitude -37.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 63.70 °
Westmost Longitude 63.70 °
Diameter 35.50 km
Center Latitude -37.90 °
Center Longitude 63.70 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Ethnicity France
Origin Sophie; French mathematician (1776-1831).
Reference [100] - List provided by Women's Study Program, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
Updated May 15, 2010 2:25 PM

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