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Crater on Mercury
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Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates24°21′S 35°53′W / 24.35°S 35.89°W / -24.35; -35.89
Diameter159 km
EponymHenrik Ibsen
MESSENGER NAC mosaic. Ibsen is at center, and the crater to the northeast is unnamed.

Ibsen is a crater on Mercury. It is located near the antipode of the Caloris Basin. The name was approved by the IAU in 1976. It is named after Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.

References

  1. "Ibsen". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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