Stieglitz (crater)
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 72°32′N 292°22′W / 72.54°N 292.37°WCoordinates: 72°32′N 292°22′W / 72.54°N 292.37°W |
Quadrangle | Borealis |
Diameter | 100 km |
Eponym | Alfred Stieglitz |
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Stieglitz is left of the center of this projection of part of the northern hemisphere of Mercury showing topography (red is high and blue is low)
Stieglitz is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2012, after the American photographer Alfred Stieglitz.[1]
The crater is within Borealis Planitia. The crater Gaudí is due north of Stieglitz, and Strauss is to the southeast.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Stieglitz_crater_EW1046802052G.jpg/240px-Stieglitz_crater_EW1046802052G.jpg)
Oblique view of Stieglitz crater
References[]
- ^ "Stieglitz". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
Categories:
- Borealis quadrangle
- Impact craters on Mercury
- Mercury (planet) stubs