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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Pao-yü

Basic Info

Feature Name Pao-yü
Clean Name Pao yu
Feature ID 4581
Target Eros
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -73.20 °
Southmost Latitude -73.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 105.60 °
Westmost Longitude 105.60 °
Diameter 0.80 km
Center Latitude -73.20 °
Center Longitude 105.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2003
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Lover of Tai-yü in novel by Ts'ao Chan (China, 18th century; also "Dream of the Red Chamber", 1929).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Nov 17, 2008 3:58 PM

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