Ives (crater)
Appearance
Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 32°54′S 111°24′W / 32.9°S 111.4°W |
Quadrangle | Michelangelo |
Diameter | 20 km |
Eponym | Charles Ives |
Ives is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 20 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Ives is named for the American composer Charles Ives, who lived from 1874 to 1954.[2]
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Ives". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 2 July 2012.