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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Bel'kovich
Clean Name Belkovich
Feature ID 684
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude 65.28 °
Southmost Latitude 58.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.67 °
Westmost Longitude 82.66 °
Diameter 215.08 km
Center Latitude 61.53 °
Center Longitude 90.15 °
Northmost Latitude 65.28 °
Southmost Latitude 58.18 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.67 °
Westmost Longitude 82.66 °
Diameter 215.08 km
Center Latitude 61.53 °
Center Longitude 90.15 °
Northmost Latitude 61.40 °
Southmost Latitude 60.70 °
Eastmost Longitude 97.10 °
Westmost Longitude 83.40 °
Diameter 214.00 km
Center Latitude 61.10 °
Center Longitude 90.20 °
Quad LAC-15 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1964
Continent Europe
Culture Soviet
Origin Igor V.; Soviet astronomer (1904-1949).
Reference [67] - The System of Lunar Craters, Quadrants I, II, III, IV: by D. W. G. Arthur and others: Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, vol. 2, no. 30, 1963: vol. 3, no. 40, 1964: vol. 3, no. 50, 1965: vol. 5, no. 70, 1966.
Updated May 04, 2021 5:03 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Bel'kovich A
Bel'kovich B
Bel'kovich K

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