Dürer (crater)
Dürer is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 195 kilometers. 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.
Dürer is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. 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
- ^ 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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