Nabokov (crater)

Coordinates: 14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76
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Nabokov
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76
QuadrangleDerain
Diameter166 km
EponymVladimir Nabokov

Nabokov is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Nabokov is named for the Russian and American author Vladimir Nabokov.[1]

Nabokov is one of many peak-ring basins on Mercury. To the west is another peak-ring basin, Holst, of similar size. To the north of Nabokov is Martins crater, and to the northeast is Barney. Nabokov lies on the east side of the ancient Lennon-Picasso Basin.

References

  1. ^ "Nabokov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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