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Pontanus

lunar impact crater
Place impact_crater Q2103682
Pontanus
Lunar Orbiter - IV · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

7 properties

Identity

Instance of
impact crater

Location

Location
LQ20[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -28.420°, 14.360°[5]
More facts +4
Coordinates
🗺️ -28.420°, 14.360°
Diameter
55.7[6]
Located on astronomical body
Moon[4]
Named after
Iovianus Pontanus (1935–present)[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pontanus fa پنتانوس (دهانه) ru Понтано zh 蓬塔诺环形山
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/059kr1
Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature ID
4797

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Instance of 1
impact crater
Located on astronomical body 1
Moon
Named after 1
Iovianus Pontanus
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Summary

Pontanus is an impact crater[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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