Spitteler (crater)

Spitteler
	MESSENGER NAC image. Spitteler is below center and Holberg is at top.
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°WCoordinates: 69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°W
Quadrangle	Bach
Diameter	67 km
Eponym	Carl Spitteler

Spitteler is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. It is named for the Swiss epic poet Carl Spitteler.^[1]

Spitteler is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater.^[2]

To the southwest of Spitteler is the crater Camões, and to the north is Holberg. To the east is Horace.

References[]

^ "Spitteler". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.

[1] "Spitteler". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[2] Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.

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