Hemingway (Mercury Crater)

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Impact crater on Mercury
Hemingway (Mercury Crater)
Mercury crater Hemingway
Mercury crater Hemingway
Hemingway (Mercury Crater) (Mercury)
Hemingway (Mercury Crater)
position 17 ° 30 '  N , 2 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 17 ° 30 '  N , 2 ° 32'  E
diameter 126 km
history
Eponym Ernest Hemingway

Hemingway is an impact crater on the planet Mercury with a diameter of 126 kilometers. It is named after the American writer Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961). The dark color is due to rocks that have a different mineralogical composition than the surrounding surface.

Individual evidence

  1. Hemingway (Merkurkrater) in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS