1) Author 2) City of Asia 3) City in Russia 4) City in Asia 5) City of Russia 6) Impact crater on Mercury 7) Mikhail yurievich lermontov 8) Russian writer 9) Writer Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/lermontov
[crater] 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 ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lermontov_(crater)