Gainsborough (crater)
Appearance
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 36°06′S 183°18′W / 36.1°S 183.3°W |
Quadrangle | Neruda |
Diameter | 95 km |
Eponym | Thomas Gainsborough |
Gainsborough is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 95 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Gainsborough is named for the English painter Thomas Gainsborough, who lived from 1727 to 1788.[2]
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Gainsborough". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.