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Shakespeare_(Mercurian_crater) Latitude and Longitude:

48°06′N 152°18′W / 48.1°N 152.3°W / 48.1; -152.3
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Shakespeare
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates 48°06′N 152°18′W / 48.1°N 152.3°W / 48.1; -152.3
Quadrangle Shakespeare
Diameter399 km
Eponym William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is a 370 km diameter impact basin in the Shakespeare quadrangle of Mercury, which is named after this crater. It is located at 48.1°N, 152.3°W and is named after playwright William Shakespeare. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Shakespeare (Mercurian crater)". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.