Villa-Lobos (crater)
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| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Derain quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 5°16′N 353°13′W / 5.27°N 353.21°W |
| Diameter | 67 km (42 mi) |
| Eponym | Heitor Villa-Lobos |
Villa-Lobos is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on September 25, 2015. Villa-Lobos is named for the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos.[1]
The scarp called Grifo Rupes cuts across Villa-Lobos north to south, and extends to the north through several unnamed craters.[2] Grifo Rupes form the southwest margin of an ancient impact basin now known as Calder-Hodgkins.[3] The basin was originally identified as b30.[4] The basin is named after Calder crater near the south rim, and Hodgkins crater near the north rim. It is about 1,460 km (910 mi) in diameter.
References
[edit]- ^ "Villa-Lobos". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Grifo Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Denevi, B. W., Ernst, C. M., Prockter, L. M., and Robinson, M. S., 2018. The Geologic History of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 6.
- ^ Fassett C. I.; Head J. W.; Baker D. M. H.; et al. (2012). "Large impact basins on Mercury: Global distribution, characteristics, and modification history from MESSENGER orbital data" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 117 (E12). Bibcode:2012JGRE..117.0L08F. doi:10.1029/2012JE004154. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-29.
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