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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Mendeleev
Clean Name Mendeleev
Feature ID 3837
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 10.74 °
Southmost Latitude 0.01 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.55 °
Westmost Longitude 135.78 °
Diameter 325.13 km
Center Latitude 5.38 °
Center Longitude 141.17 °
Northmost Latitude 10.74 °
Southmost Latitude 0.01 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.55 °
Westmost Longitude 135.78 °
Diameter 325.13 km
Center Latitude 5.38 °
Center Longitude 141.17 °
Northmost Latitude 5.80 °
Southmost Latitude 5.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 146.00 °
Westmost Longitude 135.70 °
Diameter 313.00 km
Center Latitude 5.70 °
Center Longitude 140.90 °
Quad LAC-66 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1961
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Dmitri Ivanovich; Russian chemist (1834-1907).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Mendeleev P

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