Goethe Basin

Goethe Basin
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Part of Goethe Basin (the rim is in the bottom). Two ghost craters with numerous grabens are seen near the top.
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBorealis quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates81°24′N 54°18′W / 81.4°N 54.3°W / 81.4; -54.3
Diameter317.17 km
EponymJohann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe basin topography

Goethe Basin is an impact basin at 81.4° N, 54.3° W on Mercury approximately 317 kilometers in diameter.[1] It is named after German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fassett-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Goethe Basin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.