Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Leonov
Clean Name Leonov
Feature ID 3352
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 19.63 °
Southmost Latitude 18.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 148.96 °
Westmost Longitude 147.77 °
Diameter 34.04 km
Center Latitude 19.07 °
Center Longitude 148.36 °
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Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Soviet
Origin Aleksey Arkhipovich; Soviet cosmonaut (1934-2019).
Reference [549] - Obituary for Aleksei Leonov: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleksei-Leonov
Updated Dec 02, 2019 10:16 AM

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