Exaggerated color image of Kerouac at a high sun angle.

Kerouac is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2015, after American author and poet Jack Kerouac.[1]

Kerouac is located west of the Caloris Planitia, within Mearcair Planitia. To the west of Kerouac is the peak ring basin Raditladi.

References

  1. ^ Kerouac, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerouac_(crater)
No tags for this post.