Angelou (crater)

Angelou is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 18 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 11, 2019. Angelou is named for the American poet and author Maya Angelou.[1]

Angelou
Left image shows Angelou crater at left. At right is a broadband image of the interior, shadowed part of Angelou.
PlanetMercury
Coordinates80.32°N 66.71°W / 80.32; -66.71
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter18 km
EponymMaya Angelou

Angelou lies on the west side of the much larger Goethe crater.

References

  1. "Angelou". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.


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