Strauss (crater)

Strauss
	MESSENGER WAC image
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	70°25′N 285°32′W / 70.42°N 285.53°WCoordinates: 70°25′N 285°32′W / 70.42°N 285.53°W
Quadrangle	Borealis
Diameter	17 km
Eponym	Johann Strauss I, Johann Strauss II, Richard Strauss, et. al.

Strauss is near the center of this projection of part of the northern hemisphere of Mercury showing topography (red is high and blue is low)

Strauss is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2019, after the Strauss family of musicians.^[1]

The crater Strauss is located southeast of Stieglitz, and is within Borealis Planitia.

References[]

^ "Strauss". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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