Feoktistov

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Feoktistov

Lat: 30.9°N, Long: 140.7°E, Diam: 23 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside)

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Description


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Feoktistov

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Nomenclature

  • Named for Konstantin P. Feoktistov (1926-2009), a Soviet cosmonaut. This is one of the few lunar features that was named for a (then) 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.


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