Kuiper (crater on Mercury)
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| Kuiper (crater on Mercury) | |
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 Kuiper photographed by MESSENGER |
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| Planet | Mercury |
| Coordinates | 11°00′S 31°30′W / 11°S 31.5°WCoordinates: 11°00′S 31°30′W / 11°S 31.5°W |
| Diameter | 60 km |
| Eponym | Gerard Kuiper |
Kuiper is a moderate-size crater with a central peak cluster located at 11 S, 31.5 W on Mercury. It is 60 km in diameter and was named after Gerard Kuiper. Kuiper crater has the highest recorded albedo of any region on the planet's surface, suggesting that it is one of the youngest craters.[1]
Kuiper overlies the northern rim of the larger crater Murasaki.
[edit] References
- ^ De Hon, R.A.; D.H. Scott, and J.R. Underwood, Jr. (1981). "Geologic Map of the Kuiper (H-6) Quadrangle of Mercury" (PDF). http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/Projects/PlanetaryMapping/DIGGEOL/mercury/h6/h6.pdf.
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