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IAU Lunar Nomenclature

Vavilov

Vavilov is an officially adopted crater, craters on the Moon. Explore its selenographic position and surrounding terrain in 3D.

Feature Profile

Feature type
Crater, craters
Coordinates
0.87° S · 138.77° W
Diameter
98.21714 km
IAU approval
1970/01/01 00:00:00
LAC quadrangle
LAC-88 · Vavilov

Name origin

Nikolai Ivanovich; Soviet botanist (1887-1943); Sergei Ivanovich; Soviet physicist (optics) (1891-1951).

Interactive Lunar Surface

Explore Vavilov in 3D

Inspect lunar elevation data and the official selenographic position.