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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Chernyshev
Clean Name Chernyshev
Feature ID 1173
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 47.99 °
Southmost Latitude 46.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.84 °
Westmost Longitude 172.98 °
Diameter 59.31 km
Center Latitude 47.01 °
Center Longitude 174.41 °
Northmost Latitude 47.99 °
Southmost Latitude 46.03 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.74 °
Westmost Longitude 172.88 °
Diameter 59.31 km
Center Latitude 47.01 °
Center Longitude 174.31 °
Northmost Latitude 47.30 °
Southmost Latitude 47.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 174.20 °
Westmost Longitude 174.20 °
Diameter 58.00 km
Center Latitude 47.30 °
Center Longitude 174.20 °
Quad LAC-32 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Nikolaj Gavrilovich; Soviet rocketry engineer (1906-1963).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Chernyshev B

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