Castiglione (crater)
Appearance
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2020) |
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 40°52′S 87°58′E / 40.87°S 87.96°E |
Quadrangle | Debussy |
Diameter | 80 km |
Eponym | Giuseppe 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
- ^ "Castiglione". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 25 May 2020.