Brooks (crater)

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
PlanetMercury
Coordinates45.22°S 168.02°W / -45.22; -168.02
Diameter34 km
EponymGwendolyn Brooks

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