Lessing (crater)
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 28°42′S 89°42′W / 28.7°S 89.7°WCoordinates: 28°42′S 89°42′W / 28.7°S 89.7°W |
Diameter | 100 km |
Eponym | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing |
Lessing is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Lessing is named for the German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, who lived from 1729 to 1781.[2]
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