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Crater on Mercury From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lovecraft is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft.[1]
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 86.24°S 73.82°W |
Diameter | 51.97 km (32.29 mi) |
Eponym | H. P. Lovecraft |
Lovecraft lies on the northeast rim of Roerich crater.
Lovecraft has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow.[2] So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Hurley, and L'Engle.
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