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Vicente is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108 kilometres (67 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Vicente is named for the Portuguese writer Gil Vicente.[1]
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 56°45′S 142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 108 km (67 mi) |
Eponym | Gil Vicente |
To the north of Vincente is the crater Sibelius, and to the south is Rimbaud.
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Oblique view of Vincente crater
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The region around Vincente in exaggerated color. The rays of Han Kan crater cross the scene.
References
edit- ^ "Vincente". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 4 March 2022.