Ibsen (crater)

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Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates24°21′S 35°53′W / 24.35°S 35.89°W / -24.35; -35.89
Diameter159 km (99 mi)
EponymHenrik Ibsen
MESSENGER NAC mosaic. Ibsen is at center, and the crater to the northeast is unnamed.

Ibsen is a crater on Mercury. It is located near the antipode of the Caloris Basin. The name was approved by the IAU in 1976. It is named after Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

Arecibo Catena and the crater Petrarch are to the southeast of Ibsen. Simonides is to the southwest.

References

  1. ^ "Ibsen". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  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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