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Castiglione (crater)

Coordinates: 40°52′S 87°58′E / 40.87°S 87.96°E / -40.87; 87.96
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Castiglione
MESSENGER NAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates40°52′S 87°58′E / 40.87°S 87.96°E / -40.87; 87.96
QuadrangleDebussy
Diameter80 km
EponymGiuseppe Castiglione

Castiglione is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Castiglione is named for the Italian painter Giuseppe Castiglione.[1]

Castiglione lies on the south rim of the larger Rembrandt basin.

References

  1. ^ "Castiglione". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.