Vincente (crater)

Vincente

MESSENGER NAC
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	56°45′S142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W / -56.75; -142.96
Quadrangle	Michelangelo
Diameter	108 km (67 mi)
Eponym	Gil Vicente

Vicente is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 108 kilometres (67 miles). Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Vicente is named for the Portuguese writer Gil Vicente. ^[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974. ^[2]

To the north of Vincente is the crater Sibelius, and to the south is Rimbaud.

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  Oblique view of Vincente crater
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  The region around Vincente in exaggerated color. The rays of Han Kan crater cross the scene.

References

1. "Vincente". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA . Retrieved 4 March 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.