Flaubert (crater)

Flaubert
MESSENGER WAC
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationBeethoven quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates13°50′S 72°42′W / 13.83°S 72.70°W / -13.83; -72.70
Diameter95 km (59 mi)
EponymGustave Flaubert

Flaubert is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Flaubert is named for the French novelist Gustave Flaubert, who lived from 1821 to 1880.

Flaubert is northeast of the large Beethoven basin.

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