Belinskij (crater)

Belinskij
	MESSENGER NAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	76°00′S 103°24′W / 76.0°S 103.4°WCoordinates: 76°00′S 103°24′W / 76.0°S 103.4°W
Quadrangle	Bach
Diameter	70 km
Eponym	Vissarion Belinsky

Belinskij (sometimes Belinskii) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Belinskij is named for the Russian journalist and critic Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky, who lived from 1811 to 1848.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Belinskij". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Belinskij". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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