Heine (crater)

Heine
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	32°36′N 124°06′W / 32.6°N 124.1°WCoordinates: 32°36′N 124°06′W / 32.6°N 124.1°W
Quadrangle	Shakespeare
Diameter	73 km
Eponym	Heinrich Heine

Heine is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 73 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Heine is named for the German poet Heinrich Heine, who lived from 1797 to 1856.^[2]

References[]

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

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