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Travers (crater)

Coordinates: 28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°W / -28.0; -329.1
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Travers
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°W / -28.0; -329.1
QuadrangleDebussy
Diameter164 km (102 mi)
EponymP. L. Travers
Travers crater at a low sun angle

Travers is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2018, after the British writer Pamela Lyndon Travers.[1]

The scarps cutting across Travers crater are called Kainan Rupes. They extend to the southwest of the crater.

References

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  1. ^ "Travers". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 31 March 2020.