Rodin (crater)

For the cinder cone volcano that contains James Turrell's land art project, see Roden Crater.

Rodin

MESSENGER wide angle camera image of Rodin (right) and Ts'ai Wen-Chi (left)
Feature type	Peak-ring impact basin
Location	Victoria quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	21°43′N18°53′W / 21.72°N 18.89°W / 21.72; -18.89
Diameter	230.0 km (142.9 mi)
Eponym	Auguste Rodin

Rodin is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 230 kilometers in diameter. The rim is even and circular, except where it is broken in two places toward the north and south. It is named for the French sculptor Auguste Rodin. Its name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976. ^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[2]

Rodin is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. ^[3]

Rodin is located north of the craters Abu Nuwas and Moliere, and east of the crater Ts'ai Wen-Chi.

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  MESSENGER WAC mosaic
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  Exaggerated color mosaic showing most of Rodan and Abu Nuwas craters

References

1. "USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results". USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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.
3. Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.