Arecibo Catena
Photograph by MESSENGER showing Arecibo Catena and nearby craters | |
Feature type | Catena |
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Coordinates | 27°30′S 28°24′W / 27.5°S 28.4°WCoordinates: 27°30′S 28°24′W / 27.5°S 28.4°W |
Eponym | Arecibo Observatory |
Arecibo Catena (Arecibo Vallis until March 2013) is a catena on Mercury. It is located at latitude 27.5 S, longitude 28.4 W, in the hilly and chaotic terrain antipodal to Caloris Basin. It is named after Arecibo Observatory.
Arecibo Vallis connects with Petrarch crater.