Astronomy:Nasreddin (crater)
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| Moon | Charon |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 25°30′N 51°24′W / 25.5°N 51.4°W[1] |
| Diameter | 29.7 kilometres (18.5 mi) |
| Discoverer | New Horizons |
Nasreddin is a crater on Pluto's largest moon, Charon. The crater was first observed by NASA's New Horizons space probe on its flyby of Pluto in 2015. The name was chosen as a reference to Nasreddin, the hero of humorous folktales told throughout the Middle East, Southern Europe, and parts of Asia.[1]
The location of Nasreddin crater is in the northern Pluto-facing hemisphere of Charon, north of Mandjet Chasma in a region informally called Oz Terra.[2] The crater has bright bluish rays, which have exposed both ammonia ice and water ice.[3]
See also
- List of geological features on Charon
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nasreddin (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ↑ "International Astronomical Union". https://www.iau.org/news/pressreleases/detail/iau1803/. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ Robbins, Stuart J.; Beyer, Ross A.; Spencer, John R. et al. (January 2019). "Geologic Landforms and Chronostratigraphic History of Charon as Revealed by a Hemispheric Geologic Map". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 124 (1): 155–174. doi:10.1029/2018JE005684. Bibcode: 2019JGRE..124..155R.
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