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Boethius_(crater_on_Mercury) Latitude and Longitude:

0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W / -0.98; -73.64
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Boethius
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W / -0.98; -73.64
Quadrangle Beethoven
Diameter114 km (71 mi)
Eponym Boethius
Hollows on the peaks in central Boethius crater

Boethius is a crater on the planet Mercury. It was named after Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, the Roman philosopher, by the IAU in 1976. [1]

Hollows are present on the arc of mountains within central Boethius.

The smaller crater Caruso is west of Boethius, and Polygnotus is to the east. Tansen is to the northeast.


References

  1. ^ "Boethius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.