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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nabokov on Mercury

Nabokov

Feature Name	Nabokov
Clean Name	Nabokov
Feature ID	14967
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	-12.65 °
Southernmost Latitude	-16.53 °
Easternmost Longitude	302.31 °
Westernmost Longitude	306.23 °
Diameter	165.54 km
Center Latitude	-14.59 °
Center Longitude	304.27 °
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Northernmost Latitude	-12.61 °
Southernmost Latitude	-16.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	302.28 °
Westernmost Longitude	306.20 °
Diameter	166.00 km
Center Latitude	-14.56 °
Center Longitude	304.24 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	H-10 [pdf]
Reference	[75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 24, 2012
Origin	Vladimir; Russian and American writer (1899-1977).
Last Updated	Oct 12, 2016 8:21 AM

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