Monteverdi (crater)

Monteverdi

MESSENGER WAC image of Monteverdi
Feature type	Impact crater
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	63°48′N77°18′W / 63.8°N 77.3°W / 63.8; -77.3
Diameter	138 km (86 mi)
Eponym	Claudio Monteverdi

Monteverdi is a crater on Mercury with a diameter of 138 kilometers. ^[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, from the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, a crucial transitional figure between Renaissance and Baroque music. ^[2] It is on the southern margin of Borealis Planitia, north of Rubens. 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. "Monteverdi". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 4 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.