Difference between revisions of "Leonov"
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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1333&fullsize=1 [[Image:normal_leonov-clem1.jpg|external image normal_leonov-clem1.jpg]]][[Image:Leonov.jpg|Leonov.jpg]]<br /> left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1333 Clementine] .'' right: '''''LROC''' .'' '''Leonov''' lies right on top of '''[[Mare%20Moscoviense|Mare Moscoviense]]''' basin southern rim ( the floor of which is seen on the upper left sector of the image).<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Leonov LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Leonov%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Leonov Apollo Images]<br /> - '''Leonov''' was also photographed during the mission of Apollo 13. It (the crater called '''Leonov''') is noticeable between the upper left corner and central part of frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS13-60-8647 AS13-60-8647].<br /> - Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Leonov LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Leonov%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Leonov Apollo Images]<br /> - '''Leonov''' was also photographed during the mission of Apollo 13. It (the crater called '''Leonov''') is noticeable between the upper left corner and central part of frame [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS13-60-8647 AS13-60-8647].<br /> - Research: Danny Caes<br /> <br /> | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonov_(crater) Leonov]<br /> <br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonov_(crater) Leonov]<br /> <br /> | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||
| − | On the farside map of ''Hallwag'', a large and distinct (unnamed) crater was depicted northwest of '''Leonov''' (at the southern part of [[Mare%20Moscoviense|Mare Moscoviense]]).<span class="membersnap">- | + | On the farside map of ''Hallwag'', a large and distinct (unnamed) crater was depicted northwest of '''Leonov''' (at the southern part of [[Mare%20Moscoviense|Mare Moscoviense]]).<span class="membersnap">- DannyCaes <small>Apr 9, 2011</small></span><br /> <br /> |
==Nomenclature== | ==Nomenclature== | ||
* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Leonov Aleksey Arkhipovich Leonov] (1934-Live), a Soviet cosmonaut.This is one of the few lunar features that was named for a [[Nomenclature%20Zoo#Living_People|living person]]. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Leonov Aleksey Arkhipovich Leonov] (1934-Live), a Soviet cosmonaut.This is one of the few lunar features that was named for a [[Nomenclature%20Zoo#Living_People|living person]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:34, 15 April 2018
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Leonov
| Lat: 19.0°N, Long: 148.2°E, Diam: 33 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Clementine . right: LROC . Leonov lies right on top of Mare Moscoviense basin southern rim ( the floor of which is seen on the upper left sector of the image).
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
- Leonov was also photographed during the mission of Apollo 13. It (the crater called Leonov) is noticeable between the upper left corner and central part of frame AS13-60-8647.
- Research: Danny Caes
Maps
(LAC zone 48C3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
On the farside map of Hallwag, a large and distinct (unnamed) crater was depicted northwest of Leonov (at the southern part of Mare Moscoviense).- DannyCaes Apr 9, 2011
Nomenclature
- Named for Aleksey Arkhipovich Leonov (1934-Live), a Soviet cosmonaut.This is one of the few lunar features that was named for a living person.
- This name is one of twelve honoring living U.S. and Soviet astronauts and cosmonauts approved by the IAU in 1970 and published in Menzel, 1971.
LPOD Articles
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