Ellington (crater)

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Ellington
Ellington crater MESSENGER WAC.jpg
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates12°53′S 333°54′W / 12.88°S 333.9°W / -12.88; -333.9Coordinates: 12°53′S 333°54′W / 12.88°S 333.9°W / -12.88; -333.9
QuadrangleDerain
Diameter216 km
EponymDuke Ellington
Approximate color image of Ellington and vicinity, with the prominent Berkel above center

Ellington is a crater on Mercury named after Duke Ellington, an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra. It was named by the IAU in 2012.[1]

Within Ellington is the smaller crater Berkel. The somewhat smaller crater Derain is to the northwest. Both Derain and Ellington lie within a much older, 730-km-diameter, unnamed crater.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Ellington, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, et al., 2018. Impact Cratering on Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9, Figure 9.2 (a).


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