Angelou (crater)

Angelou
	Left image shows Angelou crater at left. At right is a broadband image of the interior, shadowed part of Angelou.
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Borealis quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	80°19′N 66°43′W / 80.32°N 66.71°W
Diameter	18 km
Eponym	Maya Angelou

Angelou is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 18 kilometers. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 11, 2019. Angelou is named for the American poet and author Maya Angelou.^[1]

Angelou lies on the west side of the much larger Goethe crater.

References

^ "Angelou". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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[1] "Angelou". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

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