Tian Shi (crater)

Tian Shi
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter image of Tian Shi
Coordinates44°06′N 19°27′W / 44.10°N 19.45°W / 44.10; -19.45
Diameter0.47 km
EponymHeavenly Market enclosure (romanized name)

Tian Shi is a crater on the Moon. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2015 after one of the three enclosures in an ancient Chinese star map.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Tian Shi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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