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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Milanković
Clean Name Milankovic
Feature ID 3892
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 78.08 °
Southmost Latitude 74.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 178.03 °
Westmost Longitude 164.67 °
Diameter 94.21 km
Center Latitude 76.53 °
Center Longitude 171.35 °
Northmost Latitude 77.60 °
Southmost Latitude 76.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 175.60 °
Westmost Longitude 162.00 °
Diameter 101.00 km
Center Latitude 77.20 °
Center Longitude 168.80 °
Northmost Latitude 78.33 °
Southmost Latitude 74.97 °
Eastmost Longitude 177.85 °
Westmost Longitude 163.27 °
Diameter 101.87 km
Center Latitude 76.65 °
Center Longitude 170.56 °
Quad LAC-7 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Culture Yugoslavia
Origin Milutin; Yugoslavian astronomer (1879-1958).
Reference [710] - Canon of Insolation and the Ice-age Problem, by Milutin Milanković: Israel Program for Scientific Translations (1969).
Updated Feb 17, 2023 4:49 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Milanković E
Additional Information Diacritic mark in name changed from Milankovič to Milanković on February 17, 2023. No reference was given for Milankovič; reference added to database for the Milanković spelling.

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