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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sternfeld
Clean Name Sternfeld
Feature ID 5701
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -17.94 °
Southmost Latitude -21.56 °
Eastmost Longitude -140.35 °
Westmost Longitude -144.19 °
Diameter 109.80 km
Center Latitude -19.75 °
Center Longitude -142.27 °
Northmost Latitude -17.95 °
Southmost Latitude -21.58 °
Eastmost Longitude -140.29 °
Westmost Longitude -144.14 °
Diameter 109.80 km
Center Latitude -19.76 °
Center Longitude -142.21 °
Northmost Latitude -19.50 °
Southmost Latitude -19.70 °
Eastmost Longitude -139.50 °
Westmost Longitude -143.00 °
Diameter 100.00 km
Center Latitude -19.60 °
Center Longitude -141.20 °
Quad LAC-106 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1991
Continent Europe
Culture Soviet
Origin Ari Abramovich; Soviet space scientist (1905-1980).
Reference [176] - The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Translation of the Third Edition: Macmillan, Inc., New York, 1975.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Additional Information Formerly Lodygin G

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