Melville (crater)

Coordinates: 21°30′N 10°06′W / 21.5°N 10.1°W / 21.5; -10.1
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Melville
PlanetMercury
Coordinates21°30′N 10°06′W / 21.5°N 10.1°W / 21.5; -10.1
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter154 km
EponymHerman Melville

Melville is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 154 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Melville is named for the American novelist Herman Melville, who lived from 1819 to 1891.[2]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3
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  2. ^ "Melville". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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