Boccaccio (crater)

Boccaccio is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 151.95 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Boccaccio is named for the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, who lived from 1313 to 1375.[2]

Boccaccio
MESSENGER image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates80.7°S 29.8°W / -80.7; -29.8
Diameter151.95 km
EponymGiovanni Boccaccio

References

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


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