Thoreau (crater)

Thoreau
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates5°56′N 132°38′W / 5.94°N 132.64°W / 5.94; -132.64
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter72.0 km (44.7 mi)
EponymHenry David Thoreau

Thoreau is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985, after American poet and philosopher Henry David Thoreau.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

To the south of Thoreau is Lysippus crater, and to the southeast is Vieira da Silva crater.

References

  1. ^ "Thoreau". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.


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