Titov
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Titov - in Mare Moscoviense
| Lat: 28.6°N, Long: 150.5°E, Diam: 31 km, Depth: km, Rükl: (farside) |
left: Clementine Titov is to the left of center. It is on, and surrounded by, the dark floor of Mare Moscoviense.
right: LRO-WAC
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Description
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Nomenclature
- Named for Gherman Stepanovich Titov (1935-2000), 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.
- Danny Caes calls the system of wrinkle ridges between Titov and the northeastern part of Mare Moscoviense's rim Dorsa Titov.
- Is Titov in Mare Moscoviense also known as Troy? Take a look at the LPI's red-labeled scan of Lunar Orbiter 5's frame LO-V 124 med.- DannyCaes Nov 13, 2012
- Note: there's also Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, he too is a cosmonaut! - DannyCaes Jan 19, 2014
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