Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Discovery quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 55°40′S 66°36′W / 55.67°S 66.60°W |
Diameter | 112.0 km (69.6 mi) |
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.