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Dowland_(crater) Latitude and Longitude:
53°30′S 179°30′W / 53.5°S 179.5°W / -53.5; -179.5
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Dowland
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 53°30′S 179°30′W / 53.5°S 179.5°W / -53.5; -179.5
Quadrangle Michelangelo
Diameter158 km
Eponym John Dowland
Exaggerated color MESSENGER image with Dowland in lower right

Dowland is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 158 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979, and refers to the English composer John Dowland, who lived from 1562 to 1626. [2]

References

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


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