Botticelli (crater)
Appearance
Template:Infobox Mercury crater
Botticelli is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 143 kilometres (89 mi) .[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Botticelli is named for the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli, who lived from 1445 to 1510.[2]
References
- ^ Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
- ^ "Botticelli". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.