Stevenson (crater)
Stevenson is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.[1]
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| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2.05°N 143.88°W |
| Quadrangle | Beethoven quadrangle |
| Diameter | 134 km |
| Eponym | Robert Louis Stevenson |
Mariner 10 image with Stevenson at lower right.
The crater is very old and is crisscrossed by chains of secondary impact craters.
The crater Tyagaraja is to the west of Stevenson.
References
- "Stevenson". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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