Kerouac | |
Globe: | Mercury |
Coordinates: | 25.21°N -230.9°W |
Eponym: | Jack Kerouac |
Kerouac is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2015, after American author and poet Jack Kerouac.[1]
Kerouac is located west of the Caloris Planitia, within Mearcair Planitia. To the west of Kerouac is the peak-ring basin Raditladi.