Etymology

Sadko Crater

Today it means: A crater (impact feature) on Charon, the moon or binary companion of the dwarf planet Pluto. Full definition →

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The story

From Sadko + crater. Named after the mythic character Sadko (Садко (Sadko)) from a Russian epic poem (a bylina (были́на (bylína)), who journeys to the bottom of the sea.

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