Hawthorne (crater)

Hawthorne (crater)
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 51°18′S 115°06′W / 51.3°S 115.1°WCoordinates: 51°18′S 115°06′W / 51.3°S 115.1°W
Diameter 107 km
Eponym Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hawthorne is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 107 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]

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 2 July 2012.