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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
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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