Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vening Meinesz
Clean Name Vening Meinesz
Feature ID 6348
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 1.36 °
Southmost Latitude -1.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 163.97 °
Westmost Longitude 161.05 °
Diameter 88.69 km
Center Latitude -0.10 °
Center Longitude 162.51 °
Northmost Latitude 0.91 °
Southmost Latitude -2.64 °
Eastmost Longitude 164.44 °
Westmost Longitude 160.89 °
Diameter 107.70 km
Center Latitude -0.86 °
Center Longitude 162.67 °
Northmost Latitude -0.30 °
Southmost Latitude -0.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 162.60 °
Westmost Longitude 162.60 °
Diameter 87.00 km
Center Latitude -0.30 °
Center Longitude 162.60 °
Quad LAC-85 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity The Netherlands (Dutch)
Origin Felix Andries; Dutch geophysicist, geodesist (1887-1966).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Vening Meinesz C
Vening Meinesz Q
Vening Meinesz T
Vening Meinesz Z
Vening Meinesz W

The boundaries shown on the maps above are approximate and are intended only to portray the locations of named features and their rough extents.

Changes in the control network drop down are not reflected automatically on the map. You may wish to select a different layer on the map to match the control network for the geometry you are viewing.