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MESSENGER image with Chesterton at left | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Borealis quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 88°31′N 126°54′W / 88.51°N 126.9°W |
Diameter | 37.23 km |
Eponym | Gilbert Keith Chesterton |
Chesterton is a crater on Mercury, near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the English author G. K. Chesterton. [1]
The floor of the crater is in permanent shadow. S band radar data from the Arecibo Observatory collected between 1999 and 2005 indicates a radar-bright area covering the entire floor of Chesterton, which is probably indicative of a water ice deposit. [2] [3] [4]
Chesterton is adjacent to Tryggvadóttir crater.
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MESSENGER image with Chesterton at left | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Borealis quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 88°31′N 126°54′W / 88.51°N 126.9°W |
Diameter | 37.23 km |
Eponym | Gilbert Keith Chesterton |
Chesterton is a crater on Mercury, near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the English author G. K. Chesterton. [1]
The floor of the crater is in permanent shadow. S band radar data from the Arecibo Observatory collected between 1999 and 2005 indicates a radar-bright area covering the entire floor of Chesterton, which is probably indicative of a water ice deposit. [2] [3] [4]
Chesterton is adjacent to Tryggvadóttir crater.