Zi Wei (crater)

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Zi Wei
Planet Moon
Coordinates 44°07′N19°31′W / 44.12°N 19.52°W / 44.12; -19.52 Coordinates: 44°07′N19°31′W / 44.12°N 19.52°W / 44.12; -19.52
Diameter 0.42 km

Zi Wei 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]

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References

  1. "Zi Wei". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 16 January 2020.