Gauguin (crater)

Gauguin

MESSENGER WAC image
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Borealis quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	66°22′N100°01′W / 66.36°N 100.01°W / 66.36; -100.01
Diameter	70 km (43 mi)
Eponym	Paul Gauguin

Gauguin is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 70 kilometers. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Gauguin is named for the French painter Paul Gauguin, who lived from 1848 to 1903. ^[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Gauguin". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 2 July 2012.
3. Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN   978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.