Dvorák (crater)

Dvorák
	MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	9°36′S 11°54′W / 9.6°S 11.9°WCoordinates: 9°36′S 11°54′W / 9.6°S 11.9°W
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	75 km
Eponym	Antonín Dvořák

Another MESSENGER image at a high sun angle

Dvorák is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 75 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dvorak is named for the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, who lived from 1841 to 1904.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Dvorak". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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

[2] "Dvorak". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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