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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kurchatov T
Clean Name Kurchatov T
Feature ID 10456
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 38.48 °
Southmost Latitude 37.59 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.61 °
Westmost Longitude 137.49 °
Diameter 26.87 km
Center Latitude 38.04 °
Center Longitude 138.05 °
Northmost Latitude 38.44 °
Southmost Latitude 37.56 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.55 °
Westmost Longitude 137.43 °
Diameter 26.80 km
Center Latitude 38.00 °
Center Longitude 137.99 °
Northmost Latitude 38.00 °
Southmost Latitude 38.00 °
Eastmost Longitude 138.00 °
Westmost Longitude 138.00 °
Diameter 27.00 km
Center Latitude 38.00 °
Center Longitude 138.00 °
Quad LAC-31 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Igor' Vasil'evich; Soviet nuclear physicist (1903-1960).
Reference [176] - The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: Translation of the Third Edition: Macmillan, Inc., New York, 1975.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Kurchatov

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