Flaubert (crater)

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Flaubert
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Planet Mercury
Coordinates 13°50′S72°42′W / 13.83°S 72.70°W / -13.83; -72.70
Quadrangle Beethoven
Diameter 95 km (59 mi)
Eponym Gustave Flaubert

Flaubert is a crater on Mercury. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Flaubert is named for the French novelist Gustave Flaubert, who lived from 1821 to 1880. [2]

Flaubert is northeast of the large Beethoven basin.

Northern Flaubert crater Flaubert crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
Northern Flaubert crater

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References

  1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
  2. "Flaubert". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 31 August 2022.