Belinskij (crater)

Belinskij (sometimes Belinskii) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Belinskij is named for the Russian journalist and critic Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky, who lived from 1811 to 1848.[2]

Belinskij
MESSENGER NAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates76.0°S 103.4°W / -76.0; -103.4
QuadrangleBach
Diameter70 km
EponymVissarion Belinsky

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


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