Grieg is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 59 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) in 1985. Grieg is named after the Norwegian composer

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, who lived from 1843 to 1907. Grieg lies within a part of the

Borealis Planitia Borealis Planitia is a large plain on Mercury with a smooth floor, thought to be similar to a lunar mare The lunar maria ( ; mare ) are large, dark, basaltic plains on Earth's Moon, formed by lava flowing into ancient impact basins. They ...

. To the west of it is

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crater, and to the southeast is

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. To the north is Abedin.

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Impact craters on Mercury

Crater A crater is a landform consisting of a hole or depression (geology), depression on a planetary surface, usually caused either by an object hitting the surface, or by geological activity on the planet. A crater has classically been described ...

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