 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°56′S 56°22′W / 37.93°S 56.36°W / -37.93; -56.36 |
| Quadrangle | Discovery |
| Diameter | 42 km |
| Eponym | Henrik Arnold Wergeland |
Wergeland is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976, after the Norwegian poet Henrik Arnold Wergeland.
Hollows are present within Wergeland.
The peak-ring basin Chekhov is to the west of Wergeland.
References
- "Wergeland". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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