Wheatley (crater)

Wheatley (crater)

Venus crater data


caption = Magellan radar image
latitude = 16.6
N_or_S = N
longitude = 268
E_or_W = E
diameter = 74.8 km
depth =
eponym = Phillis Wheatley

Wheatley is a crater on Venus at latitude 16.6, longitude 268 in Asteria Regio. It is 74.8 km in diameter and was named after Phillis Wheatley, the first black writer of note in America (1753-1784).


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