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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Wang Zhenyi
Clean Name Wang Zhenyi
Feature ID 6487
Target Venus
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 13.20 °
Southmost Latitude 13.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 217.80 °
Westmost Longitude 217.80 °
Diameter 23.40 km
Center Latitude 13.20 °
Center Longitude 217.80 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1994
Continent Asia
Ethnicity China
Origin Chinese astronomer, mathematician (18th century).
Reference [413] - The Unforgotten Sisters, by G. Bernardi: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016.
Updated Feb 27, 2017 10:48 AM
Additional Information Origin was changed from "Chinese astronomer, geophysicist (18th century)." on 02/27/2017, to correct an error.

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