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Vincente (crater)

Coordinates: 56°45′S 142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W / -56.75; -142.96
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Vincente
PlanetMercury
Coordinates56°45′S 142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W / -56.75; -142.96
QuadrangleMichelangelo
Diameter108 km (67 mi)
EponymGil Vicente

Vicente is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108 kilometres (67 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Vicente is named for the Portuguese writer Gil Vicente.[1]

To the north of Vincente is the crater Sibelius, and to the south is Rimbaud.


References

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  1. ^ "Vincente". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 March 2022.