Shakespeare (crater)

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]

For crater on the Moon, see Shakespeare (lunar crater).
Shakespeare
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates48.1°N 152.3°W / 48.1; -152.3
QuadrangleShakespeare quadrangle
Diameter399 km
EponymWilliam Shakespeare

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


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