The Crater Kleymenov

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

32.48° S · 140.36° W

Diameter

55.98 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-121 · Apollo

Geological Chronicle

Kleymenov is a crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 55.98 kilometers.

It is located near the east-northeastern outer wall of a huge walled plain called Apollo, and to the west-northwest of the large crater Chebyshev. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-121.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Ivan Terent'evich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1898-1938).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kleymenov (crater)

Name Origin

Ivan Terent'evich; Soviet rocketry scientist (1898-1938).