Homer (crater)

Homer (crater)

Mercury crater data
latitude=1
N_or_S=S
longitude=36.5
E_or_W=W
diameter= 320 km
eponym=Homer

Homer is a crater on Mercury.

Deposits of material in and around this crater suggest the possibility of explosive volcanic eruptions at some point in the planet's history. [ [http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Jan97/MercuryUnveiled.html PSR Discoveries: Hot Idea: Mercury Unveiled ] ]

The naming of a Moon crater Homer at 24.3S, 133.6E was not approved by the IAU. [ [http://seds.org/MESSIER/xtra/Bios/homer.html Homer (c. bet. 800 and 700 B.C.) ] ]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Homer (disambiguation) — Homer is the name given to the purported author of the Ancient Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey .Homer can also refer to:People*Homerus of Byzantium (c. 280 BC) Grammarian and tragic poet *Winslow Homer (1836 1910), an American painter… …   Wikipedia

  • CRATER — ἀπὶ τȏυ κέρατος, quasi κερατὴρ, quoniam in cornua potio olim fundebatur; cuius rei vestigia certissima in antiquis inscriptionibus. D. Ambrosius, l. de Elia ac ieiunio, c. 17. Per cornu etiam fluentia in fauces hominum vina decurrunt, et si quis… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Dominici (crater) — True color and color enhanced images of Dominici, the bright rayed crater inside Homer basin (marked with a white circle). Nearby Titian crater is marked with a white arrow. Planet Mercury …   Wikipedia

  • Odysseus (crater) — Coordinates: 32°49′N 128°53′W / 32.82°N 128.89°W / 32.82; 128.89 …   Wikipedia

  • Stark (crater) — lunar crater data latitude=25.5 N or S=S longitude=134.6 E or W=E diameter=49 km depth=2.2 km colong=187 eponym=Johannes StarkStark is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southeast of the prominent Tsiolkovskiy crater, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Melanthius (crater) — Melanthius Crater on Saturn s moon Tethys, by Cassini Melanthius is the third largest impact crater on Tethys, which is one of Saturn s moons. Melanthius is 245 kilometers (152 mi) wide, and is located in the southern quadrant of Melanthius …   Wikipedia

  • NESTOREUS Crater — memoratus Martiali l. 8. Epigr. 6. ubi invectus in vanam Eucti vasorum ostentationem, hinc pocula priscis celebrata laudandi occasionem sumit, Hôc cratere ferox commisit proelia Rhaetus Cum Lapithis; pugna debile cernis opus. Hi duo longaevô… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Jonathan Homer Lane — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image width =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = August 9, 1819 birth place = Geneseo, New York death date = May 3, 1880 death place = Washington D.C. residence = citizenship = nationality =… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Marvel Family enemies — Through his adventures, Fawcett Comics/DC Comics superhero Captain Marvel and his Marvel Family gained a host of enemies, including the following: Contents 1 Acrobat 2 Adolf Hitler 3 Amoeba Family …   Wikipedia

  • List of craters on Mercury — This is a list of named craters on Mercury. Most Mercurian craters are named after famous writers and artists. Craters larger than 250 km in diameter are referred to as basins .[1] Terminology As on the Moon and Mars, sequences of craters… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”