Monet (crater)

Monet

MESSENGER WAC image of Monet
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	44°14′N9°46′W / 44.23°N 9.77°W / 44.23; -9.77
Diameter	203 km (126 mi)
Eponym	Claude Monet

Monet is a crater on Mercury. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Monet is named for the French artist Claude Monet, who lived from 1840 to 1926. ^[2] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[3]

To the west of Monet is Echegaray crater. To the northwest is Grieg, and to the southwest is Gluck. To the east is Sousa crater.

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  Exaggerated color image of northern Monet (lower right)
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  Eastern Monet crater near the terminator

References

1. Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN   0-7503-0620-3.
2. "Monet". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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.