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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kurchatov
Clean Name Kurchatov
Feature ID 3165
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.91 °
Southmost Latitude 36.68 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.05 °
Westmost Longitude 139.42 °
Diameter 110.96 km
Center Latitude 38.30 °
Center Longitude 141.74 °
Northmost Latitude 40.02 °
Southmost Latitude 36.62 °
Eastmost Longitude 143.57 °
Westmost Longitude 139.24 °
Diameter 102.93 km
Center Latitude 38.32 °
Center Longitude 141.40 °
Northmost Latitude 38.60 °
Southmost Latitude 37.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.40 °
Westmost Longitude 139.80 °
Diameter 106.00 km
Center Latitude 38.30 °
Center Longitude 142.10 °
Quad LAC-31 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
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
Satellite Feature(s) Kurchatov T
Kurchatov W
Kurchatov X
Kurchatov Z

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