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Blog: Lunar Picture of the Day Posted: Sunday 23rd of December 2007 5:01 AM
Lunar Orbiter I-116 image from LPI Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery. None of the nations between Greece and Japan are plotted.Of the 1568 named craters in the IAU list of lunar nomenclature, 72% are named for people from just 7 countries. This results from the history of lunar mapping and exploration. 230 craters are named for [...]
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