Dürer_(crater)

Dürer (crater)

Dürer (crater)

Crater on Mercury

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]

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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.

  • Approximate color image of Dürer crater
  • Another view from MESSENGER with Dürer in the foreground
  • Detail of hollows in Dürer crater

References

  1. [1]
    Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
  2. [2]
    "Durer". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    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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