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790:Amontons
785:Ammonius
775:Ameghino
680:Al-Bakri
630:Abulfeda
615:Abenezra
490:(1999).
466:(1962).
440:(1990).
394:(2001).
291:(2004).
253:(1982).
229:See also
219:93.0° E
216:18.4° N
163:far side
146:Oblique
84:Diameter
34:Oblique
1740:Byrgius
1715:Burnham
1690:Buisson
1675:Brunner
1660:Brouwer
1625:Brenner
1610:Brayley
1565:Bouguer
1435:Blazhko
1370:Bingham
1360:Bilharz
1320:Berosus
1310:Berlage
1305:Berkner
1295:Bergman
1285:Belyaev
1250:Beketov
1200:Bartels
1180:Barnard
1170:Barbier
1165:Banting
1095:Babcock
1090:Babbage
1085:Babakin
1000:Asclepi
975:Artemis
880:Apianus
875:Anville
870:Anuchin
745:Almanon
730:Alhazen
715:Alekhin
655:Agrippa
645:Aepinus
364:Bibcode
179:Goddard
165:of the
102:unknown
58:92°30′E
55:17°54′N
1700:Bunsen
1685:Buffon
1645:Briggs
1605:Braude
1530:Borman
1490:Bolyai
1450:Bobone
1345:Bhabha
1335:Bessel
1275:Bellot
1240:Behaim
1230:Bečvář
1195:Barrow
1175:Barkla
1150:Balmer
1140:Baldet
1135:Balboa
1120:Bailly
1055:Azophi
1035:Auzout
1030:Auwers
1020:Atwood
955:Arnold
905:Aratus
885:Apollo
820:Anders
710:Aldrin
690:Albert
665:Aitken
635:Acosta
620:Abetti
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175:Joliot
157:is an
119:Eponym
1670:Bruce
1665:Brown
1655:Bronk
1595:Bragg
1585:Boyle
1580:Bowen
1545:Bosch
1540:Borya
1525:Boris
1520:Borel
1515:Borda
1510:Boole
1440:Bliss
1415:Blagg
1405:Black
1365:Billy
1355:Biela
1215:Beals
1210:Bayer
1125:Baily
1080:Baade
1040:Avery
1015:Atlas
1010:Aston
995:Asada
900:Arago
815:Anděl
780:Amici
770:Alter
755:Aloha
705:Alder
700:Alden
640:Adams
605:Abbot
587:: A–B
380:S2CID
97:Depth
38:image
1735:Byrd
1710:BĂĽrg
1680:Buch
1560:Boss
1555:Bose
1535:Born
1475:Bohr
1455:Bode
1395:Birt
1375:Biot
1265:Bell
1255:BĂ©la
1235:Beer
1205:Bawa
1145:Ball
1110:Baco
1100:Back
840:Ango
675:Alan
670:Akis
660:Airy
610:Abel
600:Abbe
585:Moon
515:ISBN
496:ISBN
474:ISBN
450:ISBN
424:ISBN
405:ISBN
322:ISBN
301:ISBN
271:USGS
256:NASA
167:Moon
1480:Bok
850:Ann
372:doi
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