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=Catena Lucretius (RNII)=
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| Lat: 3.4°S, Long: 126.1°W, Length: 271 km, Depth: km, Rükl: ''(farside)''<br />
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=338&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_catena-lucretius-clem1.jpg|external image normal_catena-lucretius-clem1.jpg]]][[Image:Lucretius_catena.jpg|Lucretius_catena.jpg]]<br />  left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-338 Clementine]'' . right: '''''LROC''' .'' '''Catena Lucretius''' at center, '''Lucretius''' at lower right corner; all image area is covered ''by'' '''[[Orientale%20Basin|Orientale Basin]]''' ejecta blanket.<br /> 
==Images==
[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Catena%20Lucretius LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Catena%20Lucretius%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Catena%20Lucretius Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> 
==Maps==
''([[LAC%20zone|LAC zone]] 89A1)'' [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/images/Lunar/lac_89.pdf USGS Digital Atlas PDF]<br /> <br /> 
==Description==
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==Description: Wikipedia==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucretius_(crater) Catena Lucretius (RNII)]<br /> <br /> 
==Additional Information==
 List of [[Lunar%20Catenae|Lunar Catenae]].<br /> <br /> 
==Nomenclature==
* This feature is named after the nearby crater, [[Lucretius|Lucretius]]. The parenthetical abbreviation (RNII) is based on the Russian spelling for the [http://www.russianspaceweb.com/rnii.html Rocket Research Institute], a scientific institute.
* The name '''RNII''' was proposed for this feature on the ''[[Sternberg%20Lunar%20Nomenclature|Complete Map of the Moon]]'' (1967/1969) made under the direction of the [[Sternberg%20Institute|Sternberg Institute]], and presented to the IAU in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIIIB|1967]].
* The idea of naming [[catena|catenae]] after institutes was considered by the [[IAU|IAU]] starting in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XIVB|1970]].
* Although the idea of naming catenae after institutes was ultimately rejected, '''Catena Lucretius (RNII)''' was among three catenae for which in [[IAU%20Transactions%20XVIIB#CATENAE|1979]] the IAU began recommending that to "provide a cross-reference to the earlier Soviet lunar maps" the name be printed on maps followed by the initials in parenthesis.
* It is unclear from the [[IAU%20Transactions|IAU Transactions]] when the name '''Catena Lucretius''' (without the parenthesis) had been assigned.
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