Goldstone Catena (Mercury)

Radio telescope facility in California.

While it superficially resembles a graben, it is actually a chain of overlapping secondary craters. (wikipedia entry)

A catena is a chain of craters. On Mercury they are named after radio telescope facilities.

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NW 289 km

Ravel

MRV
4 Hours 31 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 15 Hours

N 163 km

Kuiper

MRV
2 Hours 33 Minutes
Walking
2 Days 1 Hour

NE 136 km

Murasaki(last)

MRV
2 Hours 7 Minutes
Walking
1 Day 17 Hours

W 846 km

Renoir

MRV
13 Hours 13 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 15 Hours

Goldstone Catena

-15.76° N 327.96° E

E 586 km

Mahler

MRV
9 Hours 10 Minutes
Walking
7 Days 8 Hours

SW 244 km

Imhotep

MRV
3 Hours 48 Minutes
Walking
3 Days 1 Hour

S 342 km

Ibsen

MRV
5 Hours 20 Minutes
Walking
4 Days 7 Hours

SE 830 km

Balagtas

MRV
12 Hours 58 Minutes
Walking
10 Days 10 Hours

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