Plath (crater)

Plath (crater)
PlaceMeteorites and Impact Events

Impact crater on Mercury named for Sylvia Plath

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Plath (crater)

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Plath is an impact crater on Mercury. The International Astronomical Union adopted its name in 2015, honoring the American poet Sylvia Plath. The crater contains hollows and lies just south of the crater Sōseki.

Location
Mercury
Named for
American poet Sylvia Plath
Nearby crater
Sōseki, to the north
Sources and credits

Sources and credits

Article
Plath (crater) (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata
Q25908361
Text
Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration
By NASA. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia Commons
NASA, PILOT, Planetary Image Locator Tool, USGS Astrogeology Science Center
Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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