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Hodgkins (crater)

Coordinates: 29°12′N 341°44′W / 29.2°N 341.74°W / 29.2; -341.74
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Hodgkins
Oblique MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates29°12′N 341°44′W / 29.2°N 341.74°W / 29.2; -341.74
QuadrangleHokusai
Diameter19 km
EponymFrances Hodgkins
Another MESSENGER NAC image

Hodgkins is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 19 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2009. Hodgkins is named for the New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins, who lived from 1869 to 1947.[1]

Hodgkins crater possesses a ray system and is thus a relatively recent impact.

References

  1. ^ "Hodgkins". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.


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