Molière (crater)
 Oblique Mariner 10 image of Molière | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuiper quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 15°24′N 17°43′W / 15.4°N 17.71°W |
| Diameter | 139 km |
| Eponym | Jean Baptiste Poquelin |
Molière is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 139 kilometers in diameter. It is located south of the crater Rodin, southeast of the crater Abu Nuwas, and northeast of the crater Asvaghosa. The nearly circular rim of the crater is cut off into a flat edge on its southern and southwestern ends, and on its eastern side the rim is indented by a smaller crater. The crater is named for the 17th-century French dramatist and satirist Molière. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1][2]
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MESSENGER mosaic of Molière crater -
Molière crater at a high sun angle. The crater is barely distinguishable due to high sun angle and lack of shadows. The southern rim is in the lower left corner.
References
- ^ "Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results: Molière". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.