Cai Lun (crater)

Cai Lun
Coordinates 80°18′N 113°30′E / 80.3°N 113.5°E / 80.3; 113.5Coordinates: 80°18′N 113°30′E / 80.3°N 113.5°E / 80.3; 113.5
Diameter 43 km
Eponym Cai Lun

Cai Lun is a lunar impact crater located on the lunar far side near the northern pole. The crater is located in between the prominent craters Haskin and Hansen. Cai Lun was adopted and named after Chinese inventor Cai Lun by the IAU in August, 2010.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14749?__fsk=-1921080193
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