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Coordinates: 45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W / -45.22; -168.02
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Revision as of 00:23, 26 January 2024

Brooks
PlanetMercury
Coordinates45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W / -45.22; -168.02
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter34 km
EponymGwendolyn 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.

References

  1. ^ "Brooks". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 7 February 2019.