Shakespeare (Mercurian crater)

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Shakespeare
File:Shakespeare crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Diameter 399 km
Eponym William 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. Blue, Jennifer. "Shakespeare (Mercurian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.


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