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Petrarch (crater)

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Planet
  
Mercury

Eponym
  
Petrarch

Diameter
  
170 km

Petrarch (crater)

Petrarch is a crater on Mercury at latitude -30, longitude 26.5. It is ~170 km 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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Petrarch (crater) Wikipedia