Mark Twain (crater)

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Mark Twain
Mark Twain crater EW1036768786G.jpg
MESSENGER WAC image, with Mark Twain at center
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 10°55′S138°17′W / 10.91°S 138.28°W / -10.91; -138.28
Quadrangle Beethoven
Diameter 142 km (88 mi)
Eponym Mark Twain

Mark Twain is a crater on Mercury. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mark Twain is named for the American author Mark Twain, who lived from 1835 to 1910. [2]

Mark Twain is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [3]

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References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Mark Twain". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.