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

Milanković

Feature Name Milanković
Clean Name Milankovic
Feature ID 3893
Target Mars
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 55.38 °
Southernmost Latitude 53.48 °
Easternmost Longitude 214.90 °
Westernmost Longitude 211.70 °
Diameter 118.40 km
Center Latitude 54.38 °
Center Longitude 213.30 °
Northernmost Latitude 55.38 °
Southernmost Latitude 53.48 °
Easternmost Longitude 145.10 °
Westernmost Longitude 148.30 °
Diameter 118.40 km
Center Latitude 54.38 °
Center Longitude 146.70 °
Northernmost Latitude 55.42 °
Southernmost Latitude 53.51 °
Easternmost Longitude 215.08 °
Westernmost Longitude 211.78 °
Diameter 113.51 km
Center Latitude 54.46 °
Center Longitude 213.42 °
Northernmost Latitude 55.42 °
Southernmost Latitude 53.51 °
Easternmost Longitude 144.92 °
Westernmost Longitude 148.22 °
Diameter 113.51 km
Center Latitude 54.46 °
Center Longitude 146.58 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country
Yugoslavia
Quad mc02 [pdf]
Reference [710] - Canon of Insolation and the Ice-age Problem, by Milutin Milanković: Israel Program for Scientific Translations (1969).
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1973
Origin Milutin; Yugoslav geophysicist, astrophysicist (1879-1958).
Last Updated Feb 17, 2023 4:45 PM
Additional Information Diacritic mark in name changed from Milankovič to Milanković on February 17, 2023. No reference was given for Milankovič; reference added to database for the Milanković spelling.

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