Flaubert (crater)

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MESSENGER WAC
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBeethoven quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates13°50′S 72°42′W / 13.83°S 72.70°W / -13.83; -72.70
Diameter95 km (59 mi)
EponymGustave Flaubert

Flaubert is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Flaubert is named for the French novelist Gustave Flaubert, who lived from 1821 to 1880.[2]

Flaubert is northeast of the large Beethoven basin.

Northern Flaubert crater

References

  1. ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. ^ "Flaubert". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 31 August 2022.


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