Faulkner (crater)
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Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
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Planet | Mercury |
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Diameter | 168 km (104 mi) |
Eponym | William Faulkner |
File:Apārangi Planitia 162744209.png
Part of Apārangi Planitia with Faulkner in upper right
File:Faulkner crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
Central Faulkner crater
Faulkner is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 168 kilometres (104 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Faulkner is named for the American author William Faulkner.[1]
Faulkner is part of Apārangi Planitia, a flat plain extending to the south and west of the crater. Immediately to the east of Faulkner is an unnamed peak ring basin, one of 110 on Mercury.[2] Further to the southeast is another peak ring crater, Caravaggio.
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