Hawthorne

MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	51°19′S 115°20′W / 51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	120 km (75 mi)
Eponym	Nathaniel Hawthorne

Hawthorne is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 120 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Hawthorne is named for the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, who lived from 1804 to 1864.^[2]

The crater Hals is south of Hawthorne. To the northeast is Michelangelo, and to the northwest is Shelley.

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  Another MESSENGER NAC image
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  Approximate color image of the surface of Mercury. The prominent crater at right is Hawthorne.
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  Oblique regional view with Hawthorne right of center and Michelangelo in right foreground