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

Virtanen

Feature Name Virtanen
Clean Name Virtanen
Feature ID 6406
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters
Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude 16.30 °
Southernmost Latitude 14.99 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.42 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.06 °
Diameter 39.65 km
Center Latitude 15.64 °
Center Longitude 176.74 °
Northernmost Latitude 16.36 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.30 °
Easternmost Longitude 177.67 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.15 °
Diameter 44.58 km
Center Latitude 15.83 °
Center Longitude 176.91 °
Northernmost Latitude 15.50 °
Southernmost Latitude 15.50 °
Easternmost Longitude 176.70 °
Westernmost Longitude 176.70 °
Diameter 44.00 km
Center Latitude 15.50 °
Center Longitude 176.70 °
Continent Europe
Ethnic/Cultural
Group or Country		 Finland
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Reference -
Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1979
Origin Artturi Ilmari; Finnish agricultural biochemist; Nobel laureate (1895-1973).
Last Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Virtanen C
Virtanen Z
Virtanen J
Virtanen B

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