Faulkner (crater)

Faulkner is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 168 kilometres (104 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Faulkner is named for the American author William Faulkner.^[1]

Faulkner

Exaggerated color image by MESSENGER
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	8.08°N 76.97°E / 8.08; 76.97
Diameter	168 km (104 mi)
Eponym	William Faulkner

Part of Apārangi Planitia with Faulkner in upper right

Central Faulkner crater

Faulkner is part of Apārangi Planitia, a flat plain extending to the south and west of the crater. Immediately to the east of Faulkner is an unnamed peak ring basin, one of 110 on Mercury.^[2] Further to the southeast is another peak ring crater, Caravaggio.