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Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nureyev on Mercury

Nureyev

Feature Name	Nureyev
Clean Name	Nureyev
Feature ID	14968
Target	Mercury
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Control Network
Northernmost Latitude	11.81 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.45 °
Easternmost Longitude	172.85 °
Westernmost Longitude	173.24 °
Diameter	16.24 km
Center Latitude	11.63 °
Center Longitude	173.05 °
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Northernmost Latitude	11.86 °
Southernmost Latitude	11.50 °
Easternmost Longitude	172.94 °
Westernmost Longitude	173.32 °
Diameter	16.00 km
Center Latitude	11.68 °
Center Longitude	173.13 °
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Continent	Europe
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Russia
Quad	H-08 [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	Rudolf; Soviet and British ballet dancer of Tatar-Bashkir origin (1938-1993).
Last Updated	Oct 12, 2016 12:08 PM

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