Holberg (crater)

Holberg

MESSENGER NAC image. Holberg is at top, and Spitteler is below center.
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Bach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	67.37°S 59.57°W / -67.37; -59.57
Diameter	64 km
Eponym	Ludvig Holberg

Holberg is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Holberg is named for the Dano-Norwegian writer Ludvig Holberg, who lived from 1684 to 1754.^[1]

Spitteler crater is due south of Holberg.

References

1. "Holberg". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.