Barney (crater)
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 11°41′S 300°17′W / 11.69°S 300.29°WCoordinates: 11°41′S 300°17′W / 11.69°S 300.29°W |
Quadrangle | Derain |
Diameter | 29 km |
Eponym | Natalie Clifford Barney |
Barney is a small crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. Barney is named for the American-French playwright, poet, and novelist Natalie Clifford Barney.[1]
Barney lies on the east side of the ancient Lennon-Picasso Basin. About 137 km to the northeast of Barney is the highest point on Mercury (over 4 km above the global average), the highest part of scarps that are remnants of the rim of the Lennon-Picasso Basin.
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Categories:
- Derain quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mercury
- Mercury (planet) stubs