Wheatley (crater)

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Wheatley
Magellan - Wheatley crater mgn c115n266 1.gif
Magellan radar image
Planet Venus
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Diameter 74.8 km
Eponym Phillis Wheatley

Wheatley is a crater on Venus at latitude 16.6, longitude 268 in Asteria Regio. It is 74.8 km in diameter and was named after Phillis Wheatley, the first black writer of note in America (1753-1784).

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