 ObliqueMariner 10 image of Molière | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Kuiper quadrangle,Mercury |
| Coordinates | 15°24′N17°43′W / 15.40°N 17.71°W /15.40; -17.71 |
| Diameter | 139 km (86 mi) |
| Eponym | Jean Baptiste Poquelin |
Molière is animpact crater on the planetMercury. The crater was first imaged byMariner 10 in 1974.[1] 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 crater is named for the 17th-centuryFrench dramatist and satiristMolière. The name was approved by theInternational Astronomical Union in 1976.[2][3]
It is located south of the craterRodin, southeast of the craterAbu Nuwas, and northeast of the craterAśvaghoṣa.
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