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Crater on Mercury
Holberg
}MESSENGER NAC image. Holberg is at top, and Spitteler is below center.
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates67°22′S 59°34′W / 67.37°S 59.57°W / -67.37; -59.57
Diameter64 km
EponymLudvig Holberg

Holberg is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Holberg is named for the Dano-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, who lived from 1684 to 1754.

Spitteler crater is due south of Holberg.

References

  1. "Holberg". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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