Simonides (crater)

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Simonides
Simonides crater EN0243798722M EN0243798807M.jpg
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
Planet Mercury
Coordinates 29°08′S44°51′W / 29.13°S 44.85°W / -29.13; -44.85
Quadrangle Discovery
Diameter 87.0 km (54.1 mi)
Eponym Simonides of Ceos
Oblique view Simonides crater EN0213070906M EN0213070969M.jpg
Oblique view

Simonides is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1985. The crater is named for Greek lyric poet Simonides. [1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. [2]

Simonides has a small, somewhat irregular pit in its center. Unnamed wrinkle ridges cross the floor of the crater, and one extends to the northwest and southeast.

The crater Ibsen is to the northeast of Simonides, and Rainey crater is to the southwest. Neumann is to the more distant southeast.

References

  1. "Simonides". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA . Retrieved 1 June 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.