Caravaggio (crater)

Coordinates: 3°11′N 272°46′W / 3.18°N 272.76°W / 3.18; -272.76
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Caravaggio
PlanetMercury
Coordinates3°11′N 272°46′W / 3.18°N 272.76°W / 3.18; -272.76
QuadrangleEminescu
Diameter185 km
EponymMichelangelo 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 many peak-ring basins on Mercury.

References

  1. ^ Caravaggio, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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