Hawthorne (crater)

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]

Hawthorne
PlanetMercury
Coordinates51.3°S 115.1°W / -51.3; -115.1
QuadrangleMichelangelo quadrangle
Diameter120 km
EponymNathaniel Hawthorne

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.


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