Rabelais (crater) explained

Rabelais
Globe:Mercury
Coordinates:-60.53°N -61.81°W
Eponym:François Rabelais

Rabelais is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 154km (96miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Rabelais is named for the French writer François Rabelais.[1]

The crater Ma Chih-Yuan is to the west of Rabelais, Coleridge is to the north, and Khansa is to the east.

The scarps of Adventure Rupes are to the south. A scarp that is informally named Rabelais Dorsum cuts across Adventure Rupes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabelais . . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature . 29 July 2021.
  2. T. R. Watters, A. C. Cook, and M. S. Robinson, Large-scale lobate scarps in the southern hemisphere of Mercury. Planetary and Space Science Volume 49, Issues 14–15, December 2001, Pages 1523-1530. doi.org/10.1016/S0032-0633(01)00090-3

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