Kerouac (crater)
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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]
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 25.21°N 230.9°W / 25.21; -230.9 |
Quadrangle | Raditladi |
Diameter | 110 km (68 mi) |
Eponym | Jack Kerouac |
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Kerouac is located west of the Caloris Planitia, within Mearcair Planitia. To the west of Kerouac is the peak-ring basin Raditladi.