Byron (crater)

Byron
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 8°30′S 32°42′W / 8.5°S 32.7°W / -8.5; -32.7Coordinates: 8°30′S 32°42′W / 8.5°S 32.7°W / -8.5; -32.7
Diameter 105 km
Eponym Lord Byron

Byron is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 105 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Byron is named for the English poet Lord Byron, who lived from 1788 to 1824.[2]

References

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