Meitner crater
Radar map of Meitner crater (black band indicates lack of data)
PlanetVenus
Coordinates55°36′N 321°36′E / 55.6°N 321.6°E / 55.6; 321.6
QuadrangleSedna Planitia
Diameter149 km
EponymLise Meitner

Meitner is a multiring impact crater on Venus. This impact crater was named after the female Austrian-Swedish physicist, Lise Meitner, in her honour.[1]

References

  1. Greeley, Ronald. Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology. 2013. Cambridge University Press. pg. 115.


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