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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vernadskiy
Clean Name Vernadskiy
Feature ID 6357
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 24.63 °
Southmost Latitude 21.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 132.07 °
Westmost Longitude 128.78 °
Diameter 91.97 km
Center Latitude 23.11 °
Center Longitude 130.43 °
Northmost Latitude 24.57 °
Southmost Latitude 21.53 °
Eastmost Longitude 131.90 °
Westmost Longitude 128.61 °
Diameter 91.97 km
Center Latitude 23.05 °
Center Longitude 130.25 °
Northmost Latitude 23.20 °
Southmost Latitude 23.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 130.50 °
Westmost Longitude 130.50 °
Diameter 91.00 km
Center Latitude 23.20 °
Center Longitude 130.50 °
Quad LAC-48 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Vladimir Ivanovich; Soviet mineralogist (1863-1945).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Vernadskiy B
Vernadskiy U
Vernadskiy X

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