Riemenschneider (crater)

Riemenschneider

MESSENGER NAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95Coordinates: 52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	183 km
Eponym	Tilman Riemenschneider

Sūr Dās crater (below center) and Riemenschneider crater (above center), from MESSENGER's first flyby in 2008

Riemenschneider is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Riemenschneider is named for the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider.^[1]

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