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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Milanković
Clean Name Milankovic
Feature ID 3893
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 55.38 °
Southmost Latitude 53.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 214.90 °
Westmost Longitude 211.70 °
Diameter 118.40 km
Center Latitude 54.38 °
Center Longitude 213.30 °
Northmost Latitude 55.38 °
Southmost Latitude 53.48 °
Eastmost Longitude 145.10 °
Westmost Longitude 148.30 °
Diameter 118.40 km
Center Latitude 54.38 °
Center Longitude 146.70 °
Northmost Latitude 55.42 °
Southmost Latitude 53.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 215.08 °
Westmost Longitude 211.78 °
Diameter 113.51 km
Center Latitude 54.46 °
Center Longitude 213.42 °
Northmost Latitude 55.42 °
Southmost Latitude 53.51 °
Eastmost Longitude 144.92 °
Westmost Longitude 148.22 °
Diameter 113.51 km
Center Latitude 54.46 °
Center Longitude 146.58 °
Quad mc02 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Continent Europe
Culture Yugoslavia
Origin Milutin; Yugoslav geophysicist, astrophysicist (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 4:45 PM
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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