Dürer is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 195 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Durer is named for the German artist Albrecht Dürer, who lived from 1471 to 1528.[2]
.jpg) Photo of Dürer crater (top left) by MESSENGER on its first flyby of Mercury in 2008 | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 21°54′N 119°00′W / 21.9°N 119.0°W |
| Diameter | 195 km |
| Eponym | Albrecht Dürer |
Dürer is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[3] Hollows are present within Dürer on and around the central peak ring.
Erté crater is north of Dürer, and Glinka is to the southeast.
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Approximate color image of Dürer crater -
Another view from MESSENGER with Dürer in the foreground -
Detail of hollows in Dürer crater
References
edit- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Durer". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
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