Planetary Names

Basic Info

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

Location

Control Network

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 °
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Southmost Latitude	11.50 °
Eastmost Longitude	172.94 °
Westmost Longitude	173.32 °
Diameter	16.00 km
Center Latitude	11.68 °
Center Longitude	173.13 °
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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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