Nabokov (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Nabakov | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E |
| Diameter | 166 km (103 mi) |
| Eponym | Vladimir 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 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2] 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. About 137 km to the northeast of Barney is the highest point on Mercury (over 4 km above the global average), the highest part of scarps that are remnants of the rim of the Lennon-Picasso Basin.
References
- ^ "Nabokov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
