Copley (crater)
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Copley is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 30 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Copley is named for the American painter John Singleton Copley, who lived from 1738 to 1815.[2]
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Copley". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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