Whitman is a crater on

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. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Whitman is named for American poet Walt Whitman. The central peak complex of Whitman has bright spots on it which may be hollows. To the south of Whitman is

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crater, and to the southwest is Damer. The large crater Scarlatti is to the east, and Chŏng Chʼŏl is to the northwest. File:Mariner 10 image 0000143.png,

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image with Whitman in upper left File:Whitman crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg, Part of Whitman crater, showing the central peak complex and possible hollows

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