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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kurchatov W
Clean Name Kurchatov W
Feature ID 10457
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 40.67 °
Southmost Latitude 39.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 141.00 °
Westmost Longitude 139.63 °
Diameter 31.85 km
Center Latitude 40.14 °
Center Longitude 140.31 °
Northmost Latitude 40.60 °
Southmost Latitude 39.55 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.94 °
Westmost Longitude 139.57 °
Diameter 31.85 km
Center Latitude 40.07 °
Center Longitude 140.25 °
Northmost Latitude 40.40 °
Southmost Latitude 40.40 °
Eastmost Longitude 140.40 °
Westmost Longitude 140.40 °
Diameter 33.00 km
Center Latitude 40.40 °
Center Longitude 140.40 °
Quad LAC-31 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Igor' Vasil'evich; Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).
Reference [176] - The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Translation of the Third Edition: Macmillan, Inc., New York, 1975.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Kurchatov

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