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Lessing (crater) 
Summary
Lessing is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Lessing is named for the German writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, who lived from 1729 to 1781.[2]
 MESSENGER NAC | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 28°30′S 90°20′W / 28.50°S 90.34°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| Diameter | 95 km (59 mi) |
| Eponym | Gotthold Ephraim Lessing |
Lessing is south of the larger crater Matisse.
References edit
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Lessing". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 November 2022.