Plath is a crater on

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. Its name was adopted by the

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(IAU) in 2015. The crater is named for American poet

Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, ''The ...

. Plath contains hollows. Plath is just south of the crater Sōseki. Sōseki crater MESSENGER WAC IGF to RGB.jpg, Exaggerated color image with Plath at center Plath crater hollows EN1020551430M EN1020551434M.jpg, Detail of hollows in Plath crater

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