Dickens | |
Location: | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Central-peak impact crater |
Coordinates: | -72.9°N -153.3°W |
Eponym: | Charles Dickens |
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 Keats is north of Dickens, Han Kan is to the northeast, and Martí is to the southwest.