Hawthorne (crater)

Hawthorne is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 120 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Hawthorne is named for the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, who lived from 1804 to 1864.[2]

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MESSENGER NAC image of Hawthorne
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationMichelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34
Diameter120 km (75 mi)
EponymNathaniel Hawthorne

The crater Hals is south of Hawthorne. To the northeast is Michelangelo, and to the northwest is Shelley.

References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Hawthorne". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 21 September 2022.


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