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Kulthum (crater)

Coordinates: 50°43′N 93°32′E / 50.72°N 93.53°E / 50.72; 93.53
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Kulthum
Approximate color image by MESSENGER
PlanetMercury
Coordinates50°43′N 93°32′E / 50.72°N 93.53°E / 50.72; 93.53
QuadrangleRaditladi
Diameter31 km
EponymUmm Kulthum
Mosaic of four MESSENGER NAC images showing the central crater

Kulthum is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 31 kilometers. Its name was suggested by Molouk Ba-Isa from Saudi Arabia, Swiss individual Riana Rakotoarimanana, and American residents Yehya Hassouna, David Suttles, Thorayya Said Giovannelli and Matt Giovannelli in a naming contest which was eventually adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on 2015.[1] Kulthum is named for the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mercury Crater-naming Contest Winners Announced". www.iau.org.
  2. ^ "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Kulthum on Mercury". Retrieved 28 August 2019.


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