Dowland (crater)

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Dowland
Dowland crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Feature typeImpact crater
Location Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates 53°30′S179°30′W / 53.5°S 179.5°W / -53.5; -179.5
Diameter158 km
Eponym John Dowland
Exaggerated color MESSENGER image with Dowland in lower right Wen Tianxiang crater region MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg
Exaggerated color MESSENGER image with Dowland in lower right

Dowland is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 158 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, and refers to the English composer John Dowland, who lived from 1562 to 1626. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ↑ "Dowland". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 2 July 2012.


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