Lovecraft (crater)

Lovecraft is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft.[1]

Lovecraft
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates86.24°S 73.82°W / -86.24; -73.82
QuadrangleBach
Diameter51.97 km
EponymHoward Phillips Lovecraft

Lovecraft lies on the northeast rim of Roerich crater.

See also

References

  1. "Lovecraft". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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