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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lomonosov
Clean Name Lomonosov
Feature ID 3462
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 28.85 °
Southmost Latitude 25.85 °
Eastmost Longitude 99.96 °
Westmost Longitude 96.59 °
Diameter 90.69 km
Center Latitude 27.35 °
Center Longitude 98.28 °
Northmost Latitude 28.86 °
Southmost Latitude 25.77 °
Eastmost Longitude 99.84 °
Westmost Longitude 96.38 °
Diameter 93.47 km
Center Latitude 27.31 °
Center Longitude 98.11 °
Northmost Latitude 27.30 °
Southmost Latitude 27.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 98.00 °
Westmost Longitude 98.00 °
Diameter 92.00 km
Center Latitude 27.30 °
Center Longitude 98.00 °
Quad LAC-46 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Mikhail Vasilievich; Russian poet, scientist, and grammarian (1711-1765).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM

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