Hawthorne (crater)

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Hawthorne
Hawthorne crater EN0227170189M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 51°19′S115°20′W / 51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34
Quadrangle Michelangelo
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 Hals is south of Hawthorne. To the northeast is Michelangelo, and to the northwest is Shelley.

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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.