Flaubert (crater)

Flaubert
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	13°42′S 72°12′W / 13.7°S 72.2°WCoordinates: 13°42′S 72°12′W / 13.7°S 72.2°W
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	95 km
Eponym	Gustave Flaubert

Flaubert is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 95 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Flaubert is named for the French novelist Gustave Flaubert, who lived from 1821 to 1880.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Flaubert". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Flaubert". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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