Seuss (crater)

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Seuss
Seuss crater EW0222190044G.3band.mapped.cub.png
MESSENGER WAC image in approximate color
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 7°39′N326°50′W / 7.65°N 326.84°W / 7.65; -326.84
Quadrangle Derain
Diameter 64 km (40 mi)
Eponym Dr. Seuss
MESSENGER NAC mosaic, showing the hollows around the central peak and a prominent one along the north rim. Seuss crater MESSENGER NAC mosaic.jpg
MESSENGER NAC mosaic, showing the hollows around the central peak and a prominent one along the north rim.

Seuss is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012. It is named for the American author and cartoonist Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. [1]

Seuss is one of the largest craters of the Kuiperian system on Mercury. The largest is Bartók crater. [2]

Hollows are present within Seuss.

The Acadia Rupes is an escarpment located west of Seuss. [3]

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References

  1. "Seuss". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6, Table 6.4.
  3. "Acadia Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS . Retrieved 13 February 2023.