Byron_(crater) Knowpia

Byron
	MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	8°30′S 32°42′W / 8.5°S 32.7°W
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	106.58 km
Eponym	Lord Byron

Byron is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 106.58 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Byron is named for the English poet Lord Byron, who lived from 1788 to 1824.^[2]

References edit

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Byron". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Byron". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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