Proust (crater)

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Proust
Proust crater EW0213330342G EW0213330385G.jpg
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 19°34′N47°35′W / 19.56°N 47.59°W / 19.56; -47.59
Quadrangle Kuiper
Diameter 145 km (90 mi)
Eponym Marcel Proust

Proust is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. It is named after the French novelist Marcel Proust. [1]

Proust is located northeast of Lermontov crater.

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References

  1. "Proust". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 16 May 2020.