Feature Profile & Selenographic Data
- Feature type
- crater
- Coordinates
- 5.09° S · 147.15° W
- Diameter
- 52.15 km
- IAU approval
- 1970/01/01 00:00:00
- LAC quadrangle
- LAC-88 · Vavilov
Geological Chronicle
Timiryazev is a lunar impact crater that is located just to the east of a huge walled plain named Korolev, on the far side of the Moon. The formation spans an official diameter of 52.15 kilometers.
It lies to the west-northwest of the crater Sechenov and north-northeast of Mechnikov. It is recorded in the IAU Gazetteer under quadrangle LAC-88.
Chronology & Exploration
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IAU
Name Adopted
The International Astronomical Union officially approves the crater name.
Scientific Sources & References
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IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
— Kliment Arkadievich; Russian botanist, physiologist (1843-1920).
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Wikipedia (en)
— Timiryazev (crater)
Name Origin
Kliment Arkadievich; Russian botanist, physiologist (1843-1920).