Dostoevskij (crater)
Dostoevskij (sometimes Dostoevskii) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 430 kilometers.[1][2] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Dostoevskij is named for the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who lived from 1821 to 1881.[1]
 MESSENGER image | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45.1°S 176.4°W |
| Diameter | 430 km |
| Eponym | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Oblique view also from MESSENGER
References
- "Dostoevskij". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
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