Melville | |
Location: | Victoria quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | 21.5°N -10.1°W |
Diameter: | 154 km |
Eponym: | Herman Melville |
Melville is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 154 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Melville is named for the American novelist Herman Melville, who lived from 1819 to 1891.[2]