Carleton (crater)
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Crater on Mercury
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 52°12′S 306°36′W / 52.2°S 306.6°W / -52.2; -306.6 |
Quadrangle | Debussy |
Diameter | 177 km |
Eponym | William Carleton |
Carleton is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on October 19, 2018. Carleton is named for the Irish writer William Carleton.[1]
References
- ^ "Carleton". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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