Steichen_(crater)

Steichen (crater)

Steichen (crater)

Crater on Mercury

Steichen is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2010. The crater was named after American photographer and painter, Edward Steichen.[1]

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Steichen is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2] Some of the mountains of the peak ring appear to have hollows on them.

  • Steichen crater
  • Hollows on mountain within Steichen crater

References

  1. [1]
    "Steichen". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  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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