Proust (crater)

PlanetMercury

Coordinates19°34′N 47°35′W / 19.56°N 47.59°W / 19.56; -47.59

QuadrangleKuiper

Diameter145 km (90 mi)

Proust

MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	19°34′N 47°35′W / 19.56°N 47.59°W / 19.56; -47.59
Quadrangle	Kuiper
Diameter	145 km (90 mi)
Eponym	Marcel Proust

Proust is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. It is named after the French novelist Marcel Proust.^[1]

Proust is located northeast of Lermontov crater.