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Hurley (crater)

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MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBach quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates87°22′S 6°59′W / 87.36°S 6.99°W / -87.36; -6.99
Diameter67 km (42 mi)
EponymFrank Hurley

Hurley is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after Australian photographer Frank Hurley.[1]

Hurley has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow.[2] So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Lovecraft, and L'Engle.

References

  1. ^ "Hurley". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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