Feature type | Catena |
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Coordinates | 4°42′N 46°12′W / 4.7°N 46.2°WCoordinates: 4°42′N 46°12′W / 4.7°N 46.2°W |
Eponym | Haystack Observatory |
Haystack Catena (Haystack Vallis until March 2013) is a catena at 4.7° N, 46.2° W on Mercury. It superficially resembles a graben but is a chain of overlapping secondary craters. It was named after Haystack Observatory.