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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Lomonosov
Clean Name Lomonosov
Feature ID 3463
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 66.25 °
Southmost Latitude 63.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 353.90 °
Westmost Longitude 347.80 °
Diameter 153.00 km
Center Latitude 64.94 °
Center Longitude 350.80 °
Northmost Latitude 66.25 °
Southmost Latitude 63.83 °
Eastmost Longitude 6.10 °
Westmost Longitude 12.20 °
Diameter 153.00 km
Center Latitude 64.94 °
Center Longitude 9.20 °
Northmost Latitude 66.14 °
Southmost Latitude 63.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 353.39 °
Westmost Longitude 348.17 °
Diameter 130.53 km
Center Latitude 65.04 °
Center Longitude 350.76 °
Northmost Latitude 66.14 °
Southmost Latitude 63.94 °
Eastmost Longitude 6.61 °
Westmost Longitude 11.83 °
Diameter 130.53 km
Center Latitude 65.04 °
Center Longitude 9.24 °
Quad mc01 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Mikhail Vasilievich; Russian poet, scientist, and grammarian (1711-1765).
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Updated Nov 17, 2010 9:58 AM

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