Mickiewicz (crater)

Mickiewicz
	MESSENGER approximate color image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	23°36′N 103°06′W / 23.6°N 103.1°WCoordinates: 23°36′N 103°06′W / 23.6°N 103.1°W
Quadrangle	Shakespeare
Diameter	100 km
Eponym	Adam Mickiewicz

Mickiewicz is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 100 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Mickiewicz is named for the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, who lived from 1798 to 1855.^[2]

Views[]

Oblique view of southern crater
The central peak complex, with abundant hollows

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Mickiewicz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 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] "Mickiewicz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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