Lermontov (crater)
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| Lermontov (crater) | |
 Detail of a black and white map of an area of Mercury including Lermontov, from Mariner 10 imagery. |
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| Region | Kuiper quadrangle |
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| Coordinates | 15.2° N, 48.1° W |
| Diameter | 152 km |
| Eponym | Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov |
Lermontov is an impact crater on the planet Mercury, 152 kilometers in diameter. It is located at 15.2°N, 48.1°W, southwest of the crater Proust and northeast of the crater Giotto. It has a circular rim and a flat, featureless crater floor. Lermontov is likely a mature crater, but it remains a bright feature because of low opaque material on its floor. The crater is named after Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov, a 19th century Russian poet. The name was approved by the International Astronomical Union in 1976.[1][2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ USGS Astro: Planetary Nomenclature: Feature Data Search Results. USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature Feature Information. Retrieved on October 28, 2007.
- ^ NASA World Wind 1.4. NASA Ames Research Center, 2007.
- ^ Blewett, D. T., B. R. Hawke, P. G. Lucey, and M. S. Robinson (2007), A Mariner 10 color study of Mercurian craters, J. Geophys. Res., 112, E02005, doi:10.1029/2006JE002713.
