Gainsborough (crater)

Gainsborough
	MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	36°06′S 183°18′W / 36.1°S 183.3°WCoordinates: 36°06′S 183°18′W / 36.1°S 183.3°W
Quadrangle	Neruda
Diameter	95 km
Eponym	Thomas Gainsborough

Gainsborough is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 95 kilometers.^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Gainsborough is named for the English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who lived from 1727 to 1788.^[2]

References[]

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

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[1] Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.

[2] "Gainsborough". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.

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