Raphael (crater)

Raphael is a crater on Mercury. Unlike other Mercurian craters of similar size, Raphael is not multi-ringed.[1]

Raphael
PlanetMercury
Coordinates19.5°S 76.5°W / -19.5; -76.5
Diameter350 km
EponymRaffaello Santi

References

  1. Trask, N.J., 1976, History of basin development on Mercury: Conference on Comparisons of Mercury and The Moon: Lunar Science Institute Contribution no. 262, p.36.
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