Petrarch_(crater)

Petrarch (crater)

Petrarch (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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]

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Oblique view of Petrarch crater by MESSENGER

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Petrarch, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)


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