Coleridge | |
Location: | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Type: | Impact crater |
Coordinates: | -55.67°N -66.6°W |
Eponym: | Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
Coleridge is a crater on Mercury.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Coleridge is named for the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who lived from 1772 to 1834.[2]
To the south of Coleridge is Rabelais crater. To the north are Smetana and Bramante.