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Petrov

Crater (55.4 km) — Evgenij Stepanovich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1900-1942).

Coordinates
-61.3618, 88.1752 (positive-east)
Descriptor
Crater
Feature type
Crater, craters
Feature type code
AA
Diameter km
55.441216
Etymology
Evgenij Stepanovich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1900-1942).
Iau approval status
Adopted by IAU
Iau approval year
1970
Iau reference
http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/4675
Clean name
Petrov
Ethnicity
Soviet
Continent
Europe
Quad
LAC-129

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