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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Nestor

Basic Info

Feature Name Nestor
Clean Name Nestor
Feature ID 4221
Target Tethys
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


UNKNOWN
Coordinate System Planetographic, +West, 0 - 360
Northmost Latitude -51.83 °
Southmost Latitude -55.95 °
Eastmost Longitude 61.68 °
Westmost Longitude 68.41 °
Diameter 38.20 km
Center Latitude -54.00 °
Center Longitude 64.81 °
Quad -

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1982
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Greek
Origin A wise old king.
Reference [28] - The Odyssey, by Homer, translated by W. H. D. Rouse: Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh, 1934. or 28b. The Odyssey of Homer, translated by Herbert Bates: Harper Brothers, New York, 1929
Updated Jun 20, 2008 3:15 PM

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