Homer (crater)

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Homer
Color Image of Mercury from NASA's MESSENGER Satellite (6283633049).png
Enhanced-color image of Homer, with Dominici crater at top
PlanetMercury
Coordinates1°18′S 36°37′W / 1.3°S 36.62°W / -1.3; -36.62Coordinates: 1°18′S 36°37′W / 1.3°S 36.62°W / -1.3; -36.62
QuadrangleKuiper
Diameter319 km
EponymHomer

Homer is a crater on Mercury. It is one of many Peak-ring basins on Mercury.

Deposits of material in and around this crater suggest the possibility of explosive volcanic eruptions at some point in the planet's history.[1]

The crater name was approved by the IAU in 1976.[2] The naming of Stark Y crater on the moon, located northwest of Stark, as Homer, was not approved by the IAU.[3]

  • Mariner 10 image of Homer

  • MESSENGER NAC image

  • Homer basin is marked with a white circle in the enhanced-color image. Nearby Titian crater is marked with an arrow.

References[]

  1. ^ PSR Discoveries: Hot Idea: Mercury Unveiled
  2. ^ Homer, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  3. ^ SEDS: Homer (c. bet. 800 and 700 B.C.)


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