Travers (crater)
![]() MESSENGER NAC image | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°WCoordinates: 28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°W |
Quadrangle | Debussy |
Diameter | 164 km (102 mi) |
Eponym | P. L. Travers |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Travers_crater_EN0249870170M.jpg/240px-Travers_crater_EN0249870170M.jpg)
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 . They extend to the southwest of the crater.
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Categories:
- Debussy quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mercury
- Mercury (planet) stubs