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Spitteler (crater)

Coordinates: 69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°W / -69.18; -60.26
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Spitteler
MESSENGER NAC image. Spitteler is below center and Holberg is at top.
PlanetMercury
Coordinates69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°W / -69.18; -60.26
QuadrangleBach
Diameter67 km
EponymCarl Spitteler

Spitteler is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. It is named for the Swiss epic poet Carl Spitteler.[1]

Spitteler is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.[2]

To the southwest of Spitteler is the crater Camões, and to the north is Holberg. To the east is Horace.

References

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  1. ^ "Spitteler". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.