Petrarch (crater)
Petrarch is a crater on Mercury. This crater is located within the distorted terrain on the opposite side of the planet from the Caloris Basin. It was named after Petrarch, the medieval Italian poet, by the IAU in 1976.[1]
 Petrarch is the large crater to the lower left Mariner 10 image | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 30°S 26.5°W |
| Diameter | 170 km |
| Eponym | Petrarch |
Oblique view of Petrarch crater by MESSENGER
See also
References
- Petrarch, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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