Heine
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates32°28′N 124°53′W / 32.46°N 124.88°W / 32.46; -124.88
QuadrangleShakespeare
Diameter73 km (45 mi)
EponymHeinrich Heine

Heine is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 73 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Heine is named for the German poet Heinrich Heine, who lived from 1797 to 1856.[2]

Heine crater is to the southeast of the prominent Degas crater, and is overlain by rays and secondary craters from Degas. Heine is on the southwestern margin of Sobkou Planitia.

Mariner 10 image with Heine near center and Degas in upper left

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Heine". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 4 September 2022.


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