Petrarch (crater)

Petrarch (crater)

Mercury crater data


caption = Petrarch is the large crater to the lower left
latitude = 30
N_or_S = S
longitude = 26.5
E_or_W = W
diameter = 170 km
depth =
eponym = Petrarch

Petrach is a crater on Mercury at latitude -30, longitude 26.5. It is ~170km in diameter. This crater is located within the distorted terrain on the opposite side of the planet from the Caloris Basin. It is named after Petrarch, the medieval Italian poet.


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