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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nasreddin
Clean Name Nasreddin
Feature ID 15739
Target Charon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 26.90 °
Southmost Latitude 24.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 309.70 °
Westmost Longitude 307.20 °
Diameter 29.70 km
Center Latitude 25.50 °
Center Longitude 308.60 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent Asia
Culture Turkey
Origin Hero of humorous folktales told throughout the Middle East, southern Europe and parts of Asia. Undertook numerous journeys with his donkey, upon which he is seated facing backwards. Supposed to be of a Turkish origin.
Reference [470] - Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stories from Around the World, retold by Josepha Sherman. August House Publishers, 1996.
Updated Apr 11, 2018 3:12 PM

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