Boethius is a crater on the planet Mercury. It was named after Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, the Roman philosopher, by the IAU in 1976.[1]
![]() MESSENGER WAC of Boethius | |
Feature type | Impact crater |
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Location | Beethoven quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W |
Diameter | 114 km (71 mi) |
Eponym | Boethius |
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Hollows are present on the arc of mountains within central Boethius.
The smaller crater Caruso is west of Boethius, and Polygnotus is to the east. Tansen is to the northeast.
References
edit- ^ "Boethius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.