Cunningham (crater)

Cunningham is a young crater on the western floor of the Caloris Basin, on Mercury. It is surrounded by a bright ray system.

Cunningham

MESSENGER NAC image focused on Cunningham
Feature type	Central-peak impact crater
Location	Raditladi quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates	30.41°N 202.93°W / 30.41; -202.93
Diameter	37 km (23 mi)
Eponym	Imogen Cunningham

Cunningham is the crater to the right, surrounded by bright rays

The crater's name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2008, shortly after its discovery on the first flyby of MESSENGER. It is named for the American photographer Imogen Cunningham.^[1]

A confirmed dark spot is present in Cunningham crater.^[2] This dark spot is associated with hollows.