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Coordinates: 14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76
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| name = Nabokov
| name = Nabokov
| image = Nabokov crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg
| image = Nabokov crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg
| caption = [[MESSENGER]] WAC mosaic
| caption = [[MESSENGER]] WAC mosaic of Nabakov
| location = [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]
| location = [[Derain quadrangle]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]
| type = Peak-ring impact basin
| type = Peak-ring impact basin
| coordinates = {{coord|14.56|S|55.76|E|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|14.56|S|55.76|E|globe:mercury_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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'''Nabokov''' is a crater on [[Mercury (planet)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url =https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14967|title = Nabokov|publisher = [[IAU]]/[[NASA]]/[[USGS]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 20 January 2020}}</ref>
'''Nabokov''' is a crater on [[Mercury (planet)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url =https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/14967|title = Nabokov|publisher = [[IAU]]/[[NASA]]/[[USGS]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |access-date = 20 January 2020}}</ref>


Nabokov is one of 110 [[Peak ring|peak ring basins]] on Mercury.<ref>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.</ref> To the west is another peak-ring basin, [[Holst (crater)|Holst]], of similar size. To the north of Nabokov is [[Martins (crater)|Martins]] crater, and to the northeast is [[Barney (crater)|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.
Nabokov is one of 110 [[Peak ring|peak ring basins]] on Mercury.<ref>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.</ref> To the west is another peak-ring basin, [[Holst (crater)|Holst]], of similar size. To the north of Nabokov is [[Martins (crater)|Martins]] crater, and to the northeast is [[Barney (crater)|Barney]]. Nabokov lies on the east side of the ancient [[Lennon-Picasso Basin]]. About 137 km to the northeast of Barney is the [[Caloris Montes|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==
==References==

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Nabokov
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MESSENGER WAC mosaic of Nabakov
Feature typePeak-ring impact basin
LocationDerain quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76
Diameter166 km (103 mi)
EponymVladimir Nabokov
Enhanced color image of 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

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  1. ^ "Nabokov". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ 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.