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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sadko
Clean Name Sadko
Feature ID 15742
Target Charon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetocentric, +East, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -14.80 °
Southmost Latitude -17.30 °
Eastmost Longitude 332.50 °
Westmost Longitude 329.70 °
Diameter 28.00 km
Center Latitude -16.10 °
Center Longitude 331.20 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date Apr 11, 2018
Continent Europe
Culture Russia
Origin Russian merchant in the medieval epic tale (Bylina), who traveled to the bottom of the sea.
Reference [473] - The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend, by Aaron Shepard: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997.
Updated Apr 11, 2018 3:34 PM

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