Ibsen (crater)

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Feature typeImpact crater
LocationDiscovery quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates24°21′S 35°53′W / 24.35°S 35.89°W / -24.35; -35.89
Diameter159 km
EponymHenrik Ibsen
MESSENGER NAC mosaic. Ibsen is at center, and the crater to the northeast is unnamed.

Ibsen is a crater on Mercury. It is located near the antipode of the Caloris Basin. The name was approved by the IAU in 1976. It is named after Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.[1]

  1. ^ "Ibsen". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.