Boethius (Mercurian crater)

Boethius is a crater on the planet Mercury. It was named after Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, the Roman philosopher, by the IAU in 1976.[1]

For the lunar crater, see Boethius (lunar crater).
Boethius
MESSENGER WAC
PlanetMercury
Coordinates0.98°S 73.64°W / -0.98; -73.64
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter114 km (71 mi)
EponymBoethius
Hollows on the peaks in central Boethius crater

Hollows are present on the arc of mountains within central Boethius.

The smaller crater Caruso is west of Boethius, and Polygnotus is to the east. Tansen is to the northeast.


References
  1. "Boethius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.


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