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Planet | Mercury |
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Coordinates | 12°10′S85°40′W / 12.17°S 85.66°W |
Quadrangle | Beethoven |
Diameter | 155 km (96 mi) |
Eponym | Margaret Stoddart |
Stoddart is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 26, 2024, for the New Zealand painter Margaret Stoddart, who lived from 1865 to 1934. [1]
Stoddart is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury. [2]
The crater Snorri is to the northeast of Stoddart. Sullivan and Futabatei are to the south.