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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vetchinkin
Clean Name Vetchinkin
Feature ID 6373
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 11.32 °
Southmost Latitude 8.21 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.65 °
Westmost Longitude 129.50 °
Diameter 94.29 km
Center Latitude 9.77 °
Center Longitude 131.08 °
Northmost Latitude 11.54 °
Southmost Latitude 8.43 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.60 °
Westmost Longitude 129.45 °
Diameter 94.29 km
Center Latitude 9.99 °
Center Longitude 131.03 °
Northmost Latitude 10.20 °
Southmost Latitude 10.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.30 °
Westmost Longitude 131.30 °
Diameter 98.00 km
Center Latitude 10.20 °
Center Longitude 131.30 °
Quad LAC-66 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Vladimir Petrovich; Soviet physicist, engineer (1888-1950).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Vetchinkin F
Vetchinkin K
Vetchinkin P
Vetchinkin Q

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