Hawthorne (crater)

Hawthorne

MESSENGER NAC image of Hawthorne
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	51°19′S115°20′W / 51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34
Diameter	120 km (75 mi)
Eponym	Nathaniel Hawthorne

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] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

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

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  Another MESSENGER NAC image
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  Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne.
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  Oblique regional view with Hawthorne right of center and Michelangelo in right foreground

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.
3. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.