Machaut (crater)

Machaut
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	1°54′S 82°06′W / 1.9°S 82.1°WCoordinates: 1°54′S 82°06′W / 1.9°S 82.1°W
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	106 km
Eponym	Guillaume de Machaut

Machaut is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 106 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. Machaut is named for the French composer and poet Guillaume de Machaut, who lived from 1300 to 1377.^[2]

References[]

^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
^ "Machaut". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 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] "Machaut". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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