☄️ Mercator (crater)

Other · Other · 29.25°S, 26.11°W

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Mercator (crater)
Mercator is a lunar impact crater that is located on the southwestern edge of Mare Nubium, in the southwest part of the Moon. It was named after 16th-century Southern Dutch cartographer Gerardus Mercator. It is located to the southeast of the crater Campanus, and the two are separated by a narrow, winding valley.

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CountryOther
Continent / regionOther
Coordinates (approx.)29.25°S, 26.11°W · view on map

Mercator (crater) is located in Other, in Other.

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