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Dickens is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 78 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Dickens is named for the English novelist Charles Dickens, who lived from 1812 to 1870.[2]

The crater Keats is north of Dickens, Han Kan is to the northeast, and Martí is to the southwest.

  • Mariner 10 image with Dickens right of center
    Mariner 10 image with Dickens right of center
  • Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Dickens right of center
    Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER with Dickens right of center
  • Han Kan (bottom center), Van Gogh (upper left), and Dickens (right) craters
    Han Kan (bottom center), Van Gogh (upper left), and Dickens (right) craters

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Dickens". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickens_(crater)