Delacroix (crater)
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 MESSENGER NAC image of Delacroix | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
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| Location | Michelangelo quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 44°19′S 129°31′W / 44.32°S 129.51°W |
| Diameter | 158 km |
| Eponym | Eugène Delacroix |
Delacroix is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 1979. Delacroix is named for the French painter Eugène Delacroix, who lived from 1798 to 1863.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]
Delacroix overlies the slightly larger and older crater Shelley, to the south.
References
[edit]- ^ "Delacroix". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
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