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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Idel'son
Clean Name Idel son
Feature ID 2650
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -80.55 °
Southmost Latitude -82.14 °
Eastmost Longitude 119.25 °
Westmost Longitude 106.14 °
Diameter 59.82 km
Center Latitude -81.35 °
Center Longitude 112.69 °
Northmost Latitude -80.40 °
Southmost Latitude -82.19 °
Eastmost Longitude 118.64 °
Westmost Longitude 106.77 °
Diameter 54.39 km
Center Latitude -81.27 °
Center Longitude 112.40 °
Northmost Latitude -81.50 °
Southmost Latitude -81.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 110.90 °
Westmost Longitude 110.90 °
Diameter 60.00 km
Center Latitude -81.50 °
Center Longitude 110.90 °
Quad LAC-144 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Naum Ilich; Soviet astronomer (1885-1951).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Idel'son L

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