Holst (crater)

Holst

MESSENGER WAC mosaic
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	17°25′S 315°02′W / 17.42°S 315.04°W / -17.42; -315.04Coordinates: 17°25′S 315°02′W / 17.42°S 315.04°W / -17.42; -315.04
Quadrangle	Derain
Diameter	170 km
Eponym	Gustav Holst

Holst is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012.

Holst is one of many peak-ring basins on Mercury. To the east is another peak-ring basin, Nabokov, of similar size. Holst lies near the center of the ancient Lennon-Picasso Basin.

Holst is named for the British composer Gustav Theodore Holst.^[1] Holst composed a musical suite called The Planets, including its third movement Mercury, the Winged Messenger.

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  MESSENGER NAC mosaic

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  Approximate color image

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  Closeup of crater with dark halo within the peak ring

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