Dürer (crater)

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Dürer
Durer basin on Mercury (PIA10936).jpg
Photo of Dürer crater (top left) by MESSENGER on its first flyby of Mercury in 2008
PlanetMercury
Coordinates21°54′N 119°00′W / 21.9°N 119.0°W / 21.9; -119.0Coordinates: 21°54′N 119°00′W / 21.9°N 119.0°W / 21.9; -119.0
QuadrangleShakespeare
Diameter195 km
EponymAlbrecht Dürer

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]

Dürer is one of many peak-ring basins on Mercury. Hollows are present within Dürer on and around the central peak ring.

  • Approximate color image of Dürer crater

  • Another view from MESSENGER with Dürer in the foreground

  • Detail of hollows in Dürer crater

References[]

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


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