Caravaggio_(crater)

Caravaggio (crater)

Caravaggio (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Caravaggio is a large crater on Mercury. The crater was named after the Italian painter Caravaggio by the IAU in 2013.[1]

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Caravaggio is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]

  • WAC mosaic
  • NAC mosaic at low sun angle
  • Approximate color image

References

  1. [1]
    Caravaggio, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. [2]
    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.
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