The Crater Kostinskiy

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

crater

Coordinates

14.43° N · 118.85° E

Diameter

67.91 km

IAU approval

1970/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-65 · Ostwald

Geological Chronicle

Kostinsky is a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 67.91 kilometers.

It is nearly attached to the northeastern outer rim of the crater Guyot. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-65.

Chronology & Exploration

1. IAU Name Adopted

   The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Sergey Konstantinovich; Soviet astronomer (1867-1936).
• Wikipedia (en) — Kostinskiy (crater)

Name Origin

Sergey Konstantinovich; Soviet astronomer (1867-1936).