These ghost craters and the original intercrater plains material they characterize are younger than the Goethe Basin, as they were not obliterated by the impact that formed it. Therefore, Goethe may have impacted onto a surface older than intercrater material and been partly filled by this material at a later date. If so, the Goethe impact basin may be older than some intercrater plains material and large craters nearby. It is also much older than the Caloris Basin. The craters Angelou, Fuller, and Laxness lie within Goethe. The two prominent ghost craters are unnamed as of July 2020. See also 3047 Goethe, asteroid References External links Map of the region PIA15536: Highs and Lows of Goethe PIA14333: Goethe — Then and Now PIA14821: Smooth Operator PIA15273: Hooked on Tectonics (another photo) PIA14812: Radar-bright Craters in Goethe Impact craters on Mercury Johann Wolfgang von Goethe