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

Lermontov

Feature Name Lermontov
Clean Name Lermontov
Feature ID 3356
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 15.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.10 °
Easternmost Longitude 46.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 50.10 °
Diameter 152.00 km
Center Latitude 15.20 °
Center Longitude 48.10 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.22 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.32 °
Easternmost Longitude 46.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 50.93 °
Diameter 165.82 km
Center Latitude 15.27 °
Center Longitude 48.91 °
Northernmost Latitude 17.18 °
Southernmost Latitude 13.29 °
Easternmost Longitude 46.93 °
Westernmost Longitude 50.96 °
Diameter 166.00 km
Center Latitude 15.24 °
Center Longitude 48.94 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Russia
Quad H-06 [pdf]
Reference [59] - The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., Chicago, 1974, 1993.
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1976
Origin Mikhail Yurevich; Russian poet (1814-1841).
Last Updated Oct 11, 2016 3:39 PM

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