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| − | + | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pid=1036&fullsize=1 [[Image:Normal_popov-clem1.jpg|external image normal_popov-clem1.jpg]]][[Image:Popov.jpg|Popov.jpg]]<br /> left: ''[http://lpod.org/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1036 Clementine] .'' right: '''''LROC .''''' '''Popov''' at center of image, '''[[Catena%20Dziewulski|Catena Dziewulski]]''' at uper right .<br /> <br /> | |
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[http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Popov LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Popov%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Popov Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | [http://www.lpod.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=search&type=full&search=Popov LPOD Photo Gallery] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunar_orbiter/bin/srch_nam.shtml?Popov%7C0 Lunar Orbiter Images] [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/search/feature/?feature=Popov Apollo Images]<br /> <br /> | ||
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* Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov; Russian physicist, engineer (1859-1905) | * Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov; Russian physicist, engineer (1859-1905) | ||
* C. Popov; Bulgarian astronomer (1880-1966). | * C. Popov; Bulgarian astronomer (1880-1966). | ||
| − | * Discovered in Lunik 3 imaging of farside and named in ''Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon''; approved by the IAU in 1961 ([ | + | * Discovered in Lunik 3 imaging of farside and named in ''Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon''; approved by the IAU in 1961 ([[Whitaker|Whitaker]], p 232). |
* A pronounced valley west-northwest of <u>Popov</u> is unofficially called '''''Vallis Popov''''' by D.Caes. | * A pronounced valley west-northwest of <u>Popov</u> is unofficially called '''''Vallis Popov''''' by D.Caes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:09, 16 April 2018
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Popov
| Lat: 17.2°N, Long: 99.7°E, Diam: 65 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Clementine . right: LROC . Popov at center of image, Catena Dziewulski at uper right .
Images
LPOD Photo Gallery Lunar Orbiter Images Apollo Images
Maps
(LAC zone 46D3) USGS Digital Atlas PDF
Description
Description: Wikipedia
Additional Information
Nomenclature
- Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov; Russian physicist, engineer (1859-1905)
- C. Popov; Bulgarian astronomer (1880-1966).
- Discovered in Lunik 3 imaging of farside and named in Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon; approved by the IAU in 1961 (Whitaker, p 232).
- A pronounced valley west-northwest of Popov is unofficially called Vallis Popov by D.Caes.
LPOD Articles
More Discoveries from the Vault (the appearance of the pronounced valley west-northwest of Popov).
Bibliography
