Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 76°00′S 103°24′W / 76.0°S 103.4°W |
Diameter | 70 km |
Eponym | Vissarion Belinsky |
Belinskij (sometimes Belinskii) is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1985. Belinskij is named for the Russian journalist and critic Vissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky, who lived from 1811 to 1848.[2]