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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 |
| Eponym | Sufi traveler from folklore |
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]
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References
- ^ a b "Nasreddin (crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
- ^ "International Astronomical Union". www.iau.org. 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. Bibcode: 2019JGRE..124..155R. doi: 10.1029/2018JE005684. S2CID 134425302.
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