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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Kemurdzhian
Clean Name Kemurdzhian
Feature ID 15957
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


MDIM 2.1
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -42.69 °
Southmost Latitude -43.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 189.24 °
Westmost Longitude 187.92 °
Diameter 61.00 km
Center Latitude -43.22 °
Center Longitude 188.61 °
Northmost Latitude -42.69 °
Southmost Latitude -43.75 °
Eastmost Longitude 170.76 °
Westmost Longitude 172.08 °
Diameter 61.00 km
Center Latitude -43.22 °
Center Longitude 171.39 °
Quad mc24 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Sep 15, 2020
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Alexander; Soviet engineer of Armenian descent, founder of the Soviet scientific school of space transport engineering, designer of the first planetary rovers, including lunar Lunokhod 1 and 2, and martian PrOP-M mini-rover onboard Mars 2 and 3 landers (1921-2003).
Reference [599] - Russian Planetary Exploration: History, Development, Legacy and Prospects, Brian Harvey: Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
Updated Feb 09, 2021 6:11 PM

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