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* Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kuzmich_Yangel%27 Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel] (October 25, 1911 - October 25, 1971, Moscow), a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union. | * Named for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Kuzmich_Yangel%27 Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel] (October 25, 1911 - October 25, 1971, Moscow), a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union. | ||
| − | * This replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon.us/wiki/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto41c4_1/ LTO-41C4] for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB IAU Transactions XVB] (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions IAU Transactions], it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Ashbrook%2C%201974 Ashbrook, 1974]. <span class="membersnap">- | + | * This replacement name for a formerly [http://the-moon.us/wiki/lettered%20crater lettered crater] was introduced on [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/LTO/lto41c4_1/ LTO-41C4] for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions%20XVB IAU Transactions XVB] (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior [http://the-moon.us/wiki/IAU%20Transactions IAU Transactions], it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in [http://the-moon.us/wiki/Ashbrook%2C%201974 Ashbrook, 1974]. <span class="membersnap">- JimMosher</span> |
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 16 April 2018
Contents
Yangel'
(formerly Manilius F)
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Lat: 16.94°N, Long: 4.68°E, Diam: 7.87 km, Depth: 0.6 km, Rükl: 22 | |
Right: LO-IV-102H Yangel' is the circular crater above center. The 2-km wide Rima Yangel' runs horizontally across the center of the frame below it.
Images
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Maps
(LAC zone 41C4) LAC map Geologic map LM map LTO map
Description
Wikipedia
Additional Information
- IAU page: Yangel'
- Data from Kurt Fisher crater depths
- Westfall, 2000: 0.6 km
- Viscardy, 1985: 0.5 km
Nomenclature
- Named for Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel (October 25, 1911 - October 25, 1971, Moscow), a leading missile designer in the Soviet Union.
- This replacement name for a formerly lettered crater was introduced on LTO-41C4 for which it served as the chart title). It appears in the cumulative list of approved names in IAU Transactions XVB (1973). Since it does not appear in any prior IAU Transactions, it was probably approved at the 1973 meeting. Biographical information was unofficially reported in Ashbrook, 1974. - JimMosher
LPOD Articles
Bibliography
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