Planetary Names

Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)

Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Nasreddin on Charon

Nasreddin

Feature Name	Nasreddin
Clean Name	Nasreddin
Feature ID	15739
Target	Charon
Feature Type	Crater, craters
Coordinate System	Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Control Network	UNKNOWN
Northernmost Latitude	26.90 °
Southernmost Latitude	24.20 °
Easternmost Longitude	309.70 °
Westernmost Longitude	307.20 °
Diameter	29.70 km
Center Latitude	25.50 °
Center Longitude	308.60 °
WKT String	MULTIPOLYGON (((309.5146680104364 24.72300129360807, 309.6309467777452 25.50733453790017, 309.5790998609005 26.37591732740223, 308.8329883677953 26.82639259758551, 307.9131308795489 26.78068594893068, 307.2923268099666 26.22426146891401, 306.9982254952749 25.54690091836513, 307.3296378142874 24.65748548308886, 308.0174929202537 24.20446035364709, 308.8546794995373 24.10032378702977, 309.5146680104364 24.72300129360807)))
Continent	Asia
Ethnic/Cultural Group or Country	Turkey
Quad	-
Reference	[470] - Trickster Tales: Forty Folk Stories from Around the World, retold by Josepha Sherman. August House Publishers, 1996.
Approval Status	Adopted by IAU
Approval Date	Apr 11, 2018
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.
Last Updated	Apr 11, 2018 3:12 PM

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