Arecibo Catena

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Arecibo Catena (Arecibo Vallis until March 2013)[1] is a catena on Mercury. It is named after Arecibo Observatory, the former large radio telescope in Puerto Rico.[2]

It is located at latitude 27.5 S, longitude 28.4 W, in the hilly and chaotic terrain antipodal to Caloris Basin.

Arecibo Catena is connected to Petrarch crater.

References

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  1. Arecibo Catena, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. MESSENGER Observes Arecibo, October 10, 2008

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