Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 45°06′S 176°24′W / 45.1°S 176.4°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 430 km (270 mi) |
Eponym | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
Dostoevskij (sometimes Dostoevskii) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 430 kilometers. [1] [2] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Dostoevskij is named for the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who lived from 1821 to 1881. [1]