Kobro (crater)
Appearance
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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 82°10′S 81°13′E / 82.16°S 81.22°E |
Quadrangle | Bach |
Diameter | 54 km (34 mi) |
Eponym | Katarzyna Kobro |
Kobro is a crater near the south pole of the planet Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on the December 12, 2012. Kobro is named for the Polish sculptor Katarzyna Kobro.[1] It is adjacent to Komeda crater, which was named at the same time.
The northern floor of Kobro is in permanent shadow.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kobro". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ ILLUMINATION MAP OF MERCURY'S SOUTH POLE, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington