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Lermontov is an impact crater on the planet Mercury 152 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 15.2°N 48.1°W southwest of the crater Proust and northeast of the crater Giotto. It has a circular rim and a flat crater floor. Lermontov is likely a mature crater but it remains a bright feature because of low opaque material on its floor. The crater is named after Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov a 19th-century Russian poet.
