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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Vernadskiy X
Clean Name Vernadskiy X
Feature ID 13664
Target Moon
Feature Type Satellite Feature

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 26.79 °
Southmost Latitude 24.86 °
Eastmost Longitude 130.07 °
Westmost Longitude 127.92 °
Diameter 58.57 km
Center Latitude 25.82 °
Center Longitude 129.00 °
Northmost Latitude 26.72 °
Southmost Latitude 24.69 °
Eastmost Longitude 129.95 °
Westmost Longitude 127.70 °
Diameter 61.62 km
Center Latitude 25.70 °
Center Longitude 128.83 °
Northmost Latitude 25.90 °
Southmost Latitude 25.90 °
Eastmost Longitude 129.00 °
Westmost Longitude 129.00 °
Diameter 64.00 km
Center Latitude 25.90 °
Center Longitude 129.00 °
Quad LAC-47 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 2006
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Vladimir Ivanovich; Soviet mineralogist (1863-1945).
Reference -
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Parent Feature Vernadskiy

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