![]() MESSENGER WAC | |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°WCoordinates: 0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 114 km (71 mi) |
Eponym | Boethius |
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Hollows on the peaks in central Boethius crater
Boethius is a crater on the planet Mercury. It was named after Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, the Roman philosopher, by the IAU in 1976.[1]
Hollows are present on the arc of mountains within central Boethius.
The smaller crater Caruso is west of Boethius, and Polygnotus is to the east.
References
- ^ "Boethius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.