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Brontë (Mercurian crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Diameter
  
60 km

Eponym
  
Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Branwell Brontë

Brontë is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 60 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Bronte is named for English writers Charlotte Brontë, who lived from 1816 to 1855, Emily Brontë, who lived from 1818 to 1848, and Anne Brontë, who lived from 1820 to 1849, and English writer and artist Branwell Brontë, who lived from 1817 to 1848.

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Brontë (Mercurian crater) Wikipedia


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