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Crater on Mercury From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raphael is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976, and is named for the Italian painter Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino).[1] It is Tolstojan in age.[2]
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 20.42°S 76.35°W |
Diameter | 342 km (213 mi) |
Eponym | Raphael |
Unlike other Mercurian craters of similar size, Raphael is not multi-ringed.[3]
The crater Flaiano lies just south of the center of Raphael.
There is also a high-albedo area east of Flaiano, that is associated with irregular depressions. The area was named Madu Facula by the IAU in 2023.[4] The depressions are similar to those within Navoi, Lermontov, Scarlatti, and Praxiteles. The depressions resemble those associated with volcanic explosions.[5]
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