Kerouac (crater)

Kerouac is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2015, after American author and poet Jack Kerouac.[1]

Kerouac
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates25.21°N 230.9°W / 25.21; -230.9
QuadrangleRaditladi
Diameter110 km (68 mi)
EponymJack Kerouac
Exaggerated color image of Kerouac at a high sun angle.

Kerouac is located west of the Caloris Planitia, within Mearcair Planitia. To the west of Kerouac is the peak-ring basin Raditladi.

References

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