Meitner (Venusian crater)

Meitner

Radar map of Meitner crater (black band indicates lack of data)
Location	Venus
Coordinates	55.6°S 321.6°E / -55.6; 321.6
Diameter	149 km (93 mi)
Eponym	Lise Meitner

Meitner is a multiring impact crater on Venus. This crater was named in 1979 after the female Austrian-Swedish physicist, Lise Meitner, in her honour.^[1][2]

Meitner is a peak ring crater.

References

1. Greeley, Ronald. Introduction to Planetary Geomorphology. 2013. Cambridge University Press. pg. 115.
2. "Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Meitner". International Astronomical Union. October 1, 2006. Retrieved 2024-09-17.