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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Krylov A
Clean Name Krylov A
Feature ID 10444
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 39.64 °
Southmost Latitude 37.45 °
Eastmost Longitude -163.81 °
Westmost Longitude -166.61 °
Diameter 66.45 km
Center Latitude 38.54 °
Center Longitude -165.21 °
Northmost Latitude 39.55 °
Southmost Latitude 37.42 °
Eastmost Longitude -163.97 °
Westmost Longitude -166.70 °
Diameter 64.60 km
Center Latitude 38.49 °
Center Longitude -165.33 °
Northmost Latitude 38.90 °
Southmost Latitude 38.90 °
Eastmost Longitude -165.10 °
Westmost Longitude -165.10 °
Diameter 63.00 km
Center Latitude 38.90 °
Center Longitude -165.10 °
Quad LAC-33 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Culture Soviet
Origin Aleksei Nikolaevich; Soviet mathematician, mechanical engineer (1863-1945).
Reference [89] - Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Coulston Gillispie, editor in chief, vol. 9: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1981.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Krylov

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