Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Chekhov on Mercury

Chekhov

Feature Name Chekhov
Clean Name Chekhov
Feature ID 1171
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude -36.10 °
Southernmost Latitude -36.20 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.60 °
Westernmost Longitude 64.30 °
Diameter 199.00 km
Center Latitude -36.20 °
Center Longitude 61.50 °
Northernmost Latitude -33.95 °
Southernmost Latitude -38.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.51 °
Westernmost Longitude 64.15 °
Diameter 193.84 km
Center Latitude -36.22 °
Center Longitude 61.33 °
Northernmost Latitude -33.92 °
Southernmost Latitude -38.47 °
Easternmost Longitude 58.41 °
Westernmost Longitude 64.05 °
Diameter 194.00 km
Center Latitude -36.20 °
Center Longitude 61.23 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Russia
Quad H-11 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Anton; Russian playwright and writer (1860-1904).
Last Updated Oct 07, 2016 3:49 PM

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