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Mendelssohn (crater)

Coordinates: 70°19′N 257°41′W / 70.31°N 257.68°W / 70.31; -257.68
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Mendelssohn
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates70°19′N 257°41′W / 70.31°N 257.68°W / 70.31; -257.68
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter291 km (181 mi)
EponymJakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on April 24, 2012. Mendelssohn is named for the German composer Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn.[1]

The floor of Mendelssohn is covered by smooth plains materials which are created by extrusive volcanism.[2]

A confirmed dark spot is present in north-central Mendelssohn, around a crater of 19 km diameter. The crater excavated low reflectance material (LRM).[3] Hollows are present within the crater.

On the east rim of Mendelssohn is the crater Berry.

References

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  1. ^ "Mendelssohn". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS/NASA. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. ^ A Tale of Two Terrains, NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington. January 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Zhiyong Xiao, Robert G. Strom, David T. Blewett, Paul K. Byrne, Sean C. Solomon, Scott L. Murchie, Ann L. Sprague, Deborah L. Domingue, Jörn Helbert, 2013. Dark spots on Mercury: A distinctive low-reflectance material and its relation to hollows. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. doi.org/10.1002/jgre.20115