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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Aksakov
Clean Name Aksakov
Feature ID 14954
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 36.80 °
Southmost Latitude 32.73 °
Eastmost Longitude 76.35 °
Westmost Longitude 81.05 °
Diameter 173.61 km
Center Latitude 34.77 °
Center Longitude 78.70 °
Northmost Latitude 36.75 °
Southmost Latitude 32.67 °
Eastmost Longitude 76.40 °
Westmost Longitude 81.09 °
Diameter 174.00 km
Center Latitude 34.71 °
Center Longitude 78.74 °
Quad H-02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 24, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Sergey; Russian author (1791-1859).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 07, 2016 12:18 PM

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