Lennon is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) in 2013. Lennon is named for the English singer and songwriter

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

(of

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). Lennon lies on the south rim of the ancient

Lennon-Picasso Basin The Lennon-Picasso Basin is an ancient (Pre-Tolstoj (crater), Tolstojan) impact basin on Mercury (planet), Mercury, discovered from topographic mapping of the surface by the MESSENGER spacecraft, and was originally designated ''b56''. It is appr ...

. To the east of Lennon is

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Impact craters on Mercury {{Mercury-planet-stub