Caravaggio (crater)
 MESSENGER NAC image, acquired on third flyby in September 2009 | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 3°11′N 272°46′W / 3.18°N 272.76°W |
| Quadrangle | Eminescu |
| Diameter | 185 km |
| Eponym | Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio |
Caravaggio is a large crater on Mercury. The crater was named after the Italian painter Caravaggio by the IAU in 2013.[1]
Caravaggio is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]
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WAC mosaic -
NAC mosaic at low sun angle -
Approximate color image
References
- ^ Caravaggio, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
