Riemenschneider (crater)

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Riemenschneider
Riemenschneider crater EN0259386265M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC image
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 52°45′S99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95
Quadrangle Michelangelo
Diameter 183 km
Eponym Tilman Riemenschneider
Sur Das crater (below center) and Riemenschneider crater (above center), from MESSENGER's first flyby in 2008 Sur Das and Riemenschneider craters EN0108821326M.jpg
Sūr Dās crater (below center) and Riemenschneider crater (above center), from MESSENGER's first flyby in 2008

Riemenschneider is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Riemenschneider is named for the German sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider. [1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Riemenschneider". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  2. ↑ 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.


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