&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lovecraft_crater_EN0242896033M.jpg) MESSENGER NAC image of Lovecraft | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 86°14′S 73°49′W / 86.24°S 73.82°W |
| Diameter | 51.97 km (32.29 mi) |
| Eponym | H. P. Lovecraft |
Lovecraft is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft.[1]
Lovecraft lies on the northeast rim of Roerich crater.
Lovecraft has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow.[2] So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Hurley, and L'Engle.
- ^ "Lovecraft". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington