Heine (crater)

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Heine
Heine crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 32°28′N124°53′W / 32.46°N 124.88°W / 32.46; -124.88
Quadrangle Shakespeare
Diameter 73 km (45 mi)
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]

Heine crater is to the southeast of the prominent Degas crater, and is overlain by rays and secondary craters from Degas. Heine is on the southwestern margin of Sobkou Planitia.

Mariner 10 image with Heine near center and Degas in upper left Mariner 10 image 0000271.png
Mariner 10 image with Heine near center and Degas in upper left

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References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Heine". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 4 September 2022.