Dürer (crater)
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Dürer is a crater on Mercury. It has a diameter of 195 kilometers.[1] Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Durer is named for the German artist Albrecht Dürer, who lived from 1471 to 1528.[2]
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Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
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Location | Shakespeare quadrangle, Mercury |
Coordinates | 21.9°N 119.0°W / 21.9; -119.0 |
Diameter | 195 km |
Eponym | Albrecht Dürer |
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Dürer is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[3] Hollows are present within Dürer on and around the central peak ring.
Erté crater is north of Dürer, and Glinka is to the southeast.
- Approximate color image of Dürer crater
- Another view from MESSENGER with Dürer in the foreground
- Detail of hollows in Dürer crater