Hawthorne_(crater)

Hawthorne (crater)

Hawthorne (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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]

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

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

References

  1. [1]
    Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. [2]
    "Hawthorne". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 21 September 2022.


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