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Shakespeare (Mercurian crater)

Coordinates: 48°06′N 152°18′W / 48.1°N 152.3°W / 48.1; -152.3
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For crater on the Moon, see Shakespeare (lunar crater).
Shakespeare
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates48°06′N 152°18′W / 48.1°N 152.3°W / 48.1; -152.3
QuadrangleShakespeare
Diameter399 km
EponymWilliam Shakespeare

Shakespeare is a 370 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury, which is named after this crater. It is located at 48.1°N, 152.3°W and is named after playwright William Shakespeare.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Shakespeare (Mercurian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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