 MESSENGER NAC mosaic | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Bach quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 87°22′S 6°59′W / 87.36°S 6.99°W / -87.36; -6.99 |
| Diameter | 67 km (42 mi) |
| Eponym | Frank Hurley |
Hurley is a crater on Mercury, located near the south pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013, after Australian photographer Frank Hurley.
Hurley has a crater floor that is in permanent shadow. So do nearby craters Chao Meng-Fu (at the south pole), Lovecraft, and L'Engle.
References
- "Hurley". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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