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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Nureyev
Clean Name Nureyev
Feature ID 14968
Target Mercury
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude 11.81 °
Southmost Latitude 11.45 °
Eastmost Longitude 172.85 °
Westmost Longitude 173.24 °
Diameter 16.24 km
Center Latitude 11.63 °
Center Longitude 173.05 °
Northmost Latitude 11.86 °
Southmost Latitude 11.50 °
Eastmost Longitude 172.94 °
Westmost Longitude 173.32 °
Diameter 16.00 km
Center Latitude 11.68 °
Center Longitude 173.13 °
Quad H-08 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 24, 2012
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Russia
Origin Rudolf; Soviet and British ballet dancer of Tatar-Bashkir origin (1938-1993).
Reference [75] - Webster's Biographical Dictionary: G. and C. Merriam Company, Springfield, Mass., 1974 (and other editions).
Updated Oct 12, 2016 12:08 PM

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