Faulkner (crater)

Faulkner
	Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	8.08°N 76.97°E
Quadrangle	Eminescu
Diameter	168 km (104 mi)
Eponym	William Faulkner

Faulkner is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 168 kilometres (104 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Faulkner is named for the American author William Faulkner.[1]

Part of Apārangi Planitia with Faulkner in upper right

Central Faulkner crater

Faulkner is part of Apārangi Planitia, a flat plain extending to the south and west of the crater. Immediately to the east of Faulkner is an unnamed peak ring basin, one of 110 on Mercury.[2] Further to the southeast is another peak ring crater, Caravaggio.

References

"Faulkner". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.

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[1] "Faulkner". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[2] Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.