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| name = Brooks |
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| image = File:Brooks crater EN0245441590M.jpg |
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| caption = [[MESSENGER]] NAC image of Brooks |
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| location = [[Michelangelo quadrangle]], [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] |
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| type = Central-peak impact crater |
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| eponym = [[Gwendolyn Brooks]] |
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'''Brooks''' is a [[impact crater|crater]] on the southwestern part [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It has a diameter of 34 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 2015, and refers to the American poet and novelist [[Gwendolyn Brooks]] (1917–2000).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15390 |title = Brooks |publisher = [[NASA]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |accessdate = 7 February 2019}}</ref> |
'''Brooks''' is a [[impact crater|crater]] on the southwestern part [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]. It has a diameter of 34 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] in 2015, and refers to the American poet and novelist [[Gwendolyn Brooks]] (1917–2000).<ref>{{cite web |url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/15390 |title = Brooks |publisher = [[NASA]] |work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature |accessdate = 7 February 2019}}</ref> |
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Brooks is east of the large crater [[Dostoevskij (crater)|Dostoevskij]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:26, 5 June 2024
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| Feature type | Central-peak impact crater |
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| Location | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W |
| Diameter | 34 km |
| Eponym | Gwendolyn Brooks |
Brooks is a crater on the southwestern part Mercury. It has a diameter of 34 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2015, and refers to the American poet and novelist Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000).[1]
Brooks is east of the large crater Dostoevskij.
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