Mendelssohn (crater)
 MESSENGER WAC mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 70°19′N 257°41′W / 70.31°N 257.68°W |
| Quadrangle | Borealis |
| Diameter | 291 km (181 mi) |
| Eponym | Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn |
Mendelssohn is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Mendelssohn is named for the German composer Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn.[1]
The floor of Mendelssohn is covered by smooth plains materials which are created by extrusive volcanism.[2]
A confirmed dark spot is present in north-central Mendelssohn, around a crater of 19 km diameter. The crater excavated low reflectance material (LRM).[3] Hollows are present within the crater.
On the east rim of Mendelssohn is the crater Berry.
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Oblique view of Mendelssohn and Kofi craters from MESSENGER's first flyby in January 2008 -
Southern rim of Mendelssohn crater -
Mendelssohn crater interior. The crater at top is associated with a dark spot and contains hollows -
Hollows within the crater
References
- ^ "Mendelssohn". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS/NASA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ A Tale of Two Terrains, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. January 8, 2013.
- ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115
