Michelangelo (crater)
Michelangelo is a 230 km diameter impact basin in the Michelangelo quadrangle of Mercury, which is named after this crater. The crater itself was named by the IAU in 1979 after the Italian painter, sculptor and architect Michelangelo.[1]
 MESSENGER NAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44.92°S 109.69°W |
| Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
| Diameter | 230 km |
| Eponym | Michelangelo |
Michelangelo is one of many Peak-ring basins on Mercury.
MESSENGER NAC image
Oblique regional view with Michelangelo in right foreground and Hawthorne right of center
References
- "Michelangelo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
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