Dickens is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 78 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dickens is named for the English novelist Charles Dickens, who lived from 1812 to 1870.[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[3]

The crater Keats is north of Dickens, Han Kan is to the northeast, and Martí is to the southwest.

  • Mariner 10 image with Dickens right of center
    Mariner 10 image with Dickens right of center
  • Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Dickens right of center
    Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Dickens right of center
  • Han Kan (bottom center), Van Gogh (upper left), and Dickens (right) craters
    Han Kan (bottom center), Van Gogh (upper left), and Dickens (right) craters

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Dickens". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. ^ 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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens_(crater)
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