Hauptmann (crater)

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Hauptmann
Hauptmann crater EN0258828408M.jpg
Oblique MESSENGER NAC image of Hauptmann
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
Location Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates 23°42′S180°25′W / 23.70°S 180.41°W / -23.70; -180.41
Diameter118.0 km (73.3 mi)
Eponym Gerhart Hauptmann

Hauptmann is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 118 kilometers. [1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. Hauptmann is named for the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann, who lived from 1862 to 1946. [2]

There is an irregular depression next to the central peak complex of Hauptmann, making it a pit-floor crater. The depression may be caused by explosive volcanism. [3]

Hauptmann is south of Kālidāsā crater and northwest of Milton. A dark spot of low reflectance material (LRM) is present to the southwest of Hauptmann.

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References

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  2. "Hauptmann". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. Gillis-Davis, Jeffrey J.; Blewett, David T.; Gaskell, Robert W.; Denevi, Brett W.; Robinson, Mark S.; Strom, Robert G.; Solomon, Sean C.; Sprague, Ann L. (2009). "Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Evidence of near-surface igneous activity". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 285 (3–4): 243–250. Bibcode:2009E&PSL.285..243G. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.05.023.