Dickens (crater)

Dickens
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 72°54′S 153°18′W / 72.9°S 153.3°W / -72.9; -153.3Coordinates: 72°54′S 153°18′W / 72.9°S 153.3°W / -72.9; -153.3
Diameter 78 km
Eponym Charles Dickens

Dickens is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 78 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dickens is named for the English novelist Charles Dickens, who lived from 1812 to 1870.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ↑ "Dickens". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.


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