Agnesi (crater)

Agnesi is a crater on the planet Venus. It was named after Maria Gaetana Agnesi, an Italian mathematician; Venusian craters are named after notable women. The crater was named by the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature in 1991. It is located at 39.4 degrees south and 37.7 degrees east. The crater is 42.4 kilometers in diameter.^[1]

References

↑ "Agnesi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU WGPSN. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

External links

Geologic Map of the Agnesi Quadrangle (V-45), Venus United States Geological Survey

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