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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name [Shekhov (Chekhov)]
Clean Name Shekhov Chekhov
Feature ID 6905
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -6.60 °
Southmost Latitude -6.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.00 °
Westmost Longitude 82.00 °
Diameter 19.00 km
Center Latitude -6.60 °
Center Longitude 82.00 °
Northmost Latitude -6.60 °
Southmost Latitude -6.60 °
Eastmost Longitude 82.00 °
Westmost Longitude 82.00 °
Diameter 0.00 km
Center Latitude -6.60 °
Center Longitude 82.00 °
Quad LAC-81 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Never approved by the IAU
Approval Date -
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Anton Pavlovich; Russian writer (1860-1904).
Reference -
Updated Mar 25, 2011 1:24 PM
Additional Information This name was never approved by the IAU. The approved name for this feature is Kästner R.

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