Meitner (Venusian crater)
Meitner is a multiring impact crater on Venus. This impact crater was named after an Austrian-Swedish physicist, Lise Meitner, in her honour.[1]
Radar map of Meitner crater (black band indicates lack of data) | |
Planet | Venus |
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Coordinates | 55.6°N 321.6°E |
Quadrangle | Sedna Planitia |
Diameter | 149 km |
Eponym | Lise Meitner |
References
- Greeley, Ronald. Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology. 2013. Cambridge University Press. pg. 115.
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