Molière Crater - Mercury
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N 48° 51.624 E 002° 23.715
31U E 455643 N 5412113
This large crater on Mercury is named for 17th Century French playwright and satirist Molière. His grave, pictured here, is in Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Waymark Code: WM43QX
Location: France
Date Posted: 07/02/2008
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Craters on Mercury are named for artists and authors.
Molière is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 132 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 15.6°N, 16.9°W, south of the crater Rodin, southeast of the crater Abu Nuwas, and northeast of the crater Asvaghosa. The nearly circular rim of the crater is cut off into a flat edge on its southern and southwestern ends, and on its eastern side the rim is indented by a smaller crater. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976 (from Wikipedia).
Molière was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) a French playwright and actor who is considered one of the great masters of comedy in Western literature. He enjoyed the patronage of the brother of King Louis XIV and was popular among Parisians and the court, yet he incurred the ire of conservative clergy for his satires of religious hypocrisy.
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Celestial Body: Mercury
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