Heine (crater)

Heine is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 73 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Heine is named for the German poet Heinrich Heine, who lived from 1797 to 1856.[2]

Heine
PlanetMercury
Coordinates32.6°N 124.1°W / 32.6; -124.1
Diameter73 km
EponymHeinrich Heine

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


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