Mercurian: 414 craters (7.9%) Lunar: 1,624 craters (31.1%) Martian: 1,092 craters (20.9%) Venusian: 900 craters (17.2%) Others: 1,198 craters (22.9%) This is a list of named craters on Mercury , the innermost planet of the Solar System (for other features, see list of geological features on Mercury ) .[ 2] Most Mercurian craters are named after famous writers, artists and composers. According to the rules by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature , all new craters must be named after an artist that was famous for more than fifty years, and dead for more than three years, before the date they are named.[ 6] Craters larger than 250 km in diameter are referred to as "basins" (also see § Terminology ) .[ 7] [ 8]
As of 2021, there are 414 named Mercurian craters,[ 2] a small fraction of the total number of named Solar System craters, most of which are lunar , Martian and Venerian craters.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ a]
Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto (141 ), Ganymede (131 ), Rhea (128), Vesta (90), Ceres (90), Dione (73), Iapetus (58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and Europa (41 ). For a full list, see List of craters in the Solar System .
Map of named mercury craters as of 2022
A Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Abedin 61°44′N 10°40′W / 61.73°N 10.66°W / 61.73; -10.66 (Abedin ) 116.23 2009 Zainul Abedin , Bangladeshi painter WGPSN Abu Nuwas 17°38′N 21°11′W / 17.63°N 21.19°W / 17.63; -21.19 (Abu Nuwas ) 117 1976 Abu Nuwas , Arabic poet WGPSN Africanus Horton 50°58′S 41°11′W / 50.96°S 41.19°W / -50.96; -41.19 (Africanus Horton ) 140 1976 Africanus Horton , Sierra Leonean writer WGPSN Ahmad Baba 58°20′N 128°21′W / 58.33°N 128.35°W / 58.33; -128.35 (Ahmad Baba ) 126 1979 Ahmad Baba al Massufi , West African writer WGPSN Ailey 45°35′N 177°55′E / 45.58°N 177.92°E / 45.58; 177.92 (Ailey ) 23 2012 Alvin Ailey , American choreographer WGPSN Aksakov 34°43′N 78°44′W / 34.71°N 78.74°W / 34.71; -78.74 (Aksakov ) 174 2012 Sergey Aksakov , Russian author WGPSN Akutagawa 48°15′N 141°05′W / 48.25°N 141.09°W / 48.25; -141.09 (Akutagawa ) 106 2015 Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Japanese writer WGPSN Al-Akhtal 59°23′N 99°43′W / 59.38°N 99.71°W / 59.38; -99.71 (Al-Akhtal ) 94.29 1985 Akhtal , Arab poet WGPSN Alencar 63°38′S 103°47′W / 63.64°S 103.78°W / -63.64; -103.78 (Alencar ) 106 1979 José de Alencar , Brazilian novelist WGPSN Al-Hamadhani 39°11′N 91°46′W / 39.19°N 91.76°W / 39.19; -91.76 (Al-Hamadhani ) 164 1979 Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani , Arab writer WGPSN Al-Jāhiz 1°22′N 21°46′W / 1.36°N 21.76°W / 1.36; -21.76 (Al-Jāhiz ) 83 1976 Al-Jahiz , Arab author WGPSN Alver 66°58′S 77°15′E / 66.97°S 77.25°E / -66.97; 77.25 (Alver ) 151 2013 Betti Alver , Estonian poet WGPSN Amaral 26°29′S 117°49′E / 26.49°S 117.82°E / -26.49; 117.82 (Amaral ) 105 2008 Tarsila do Amaral , Brazilian artist WGPSN Amru Al-Qays 12°26′N 176°07′W / 12.43°N 176.11°W / 12.43; -176.11 (Amru Al-Qays ) 47 1976 Imru Al-Qays Ibn Hujr , Arabic poet WGPSN Andal 47°31′S 37°43′W / 47.52°S 37.71°W / -47.52; -37.71 (Andal ) 109 1976 Aandaal , Tamil writer WGPSN Aneirin 27°28′S 2°41′W / 27.47°S 2.68°W / -27.47; -2.68 (Aneirin ) 467 2014 Aneirin , Welsh poet (6th century) WGPSN Angelou 80°19′N 66°43′W / 80.32°N 66.71°W / 80.32; -66.71 (Angelou ) 18 2019 Maya Angelou , American author and poet WGPSN Anguissola 80°41′N 217°21′W / 80.69°N 217.35°W / 80.69; -217.35 (Anguissola ) 35 2017 Sofonisba Anguissola , Italian painter WGPSN Anyte 79°30′N 210°40′W / 79.5°N 210.67°W / 79.5; -210.67 (Anyte ) 20 2017 Anyte of Tegea , Greek poet WGPSN Apollodorus 30°32′N 163°17′E / 30.54°N 163.28°E / 30.54; 163.28 (Apollodorus ) 41 2008 Apollodorus of Damascus , Ancient Greek architect WGPSN Aristoxenus 83°56′N 17°28′W / 83.93°N 17.46°W / 83.93; -17.46 (Aristoxenus ) 52 1979 Aristoxenus , Ancient Greek writer WGPSN Asawa 27°16′N 315°17′W / 27.26°N 315.28°W / 27.26; -315.28 (Asawa ) 130 2024 Ruth Aiko Asawa, Japanese-American sculptor WGPSN Aśvaghoṣa 10°37′N 21°29′W / 10.61°N 21.49°W / 10.61; -21.49 (Aśvaghoṣa ) 88 1976 Aśvaghoṣa , Sanskrit , poet WGPSN Atget 25°34′N 166°23′E / 25.57°N 166.38°E / 25.57; 166.38 (Atget ) 100 2008 Eugène Atget , French photographer WGPSN
B Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Bach 69°52′S 103°01′W / 69.86°S 103.01°W / -69.86; -103.01 (Bach ) 214.29 1976 Johann Sebastian Bach , German composer WGPSN Bagryana 3°53′S 283°44′W / 3.89°S 283.73°W / -3.89; -283.73 (Bagryana ) 101 2015 Elisaveta Bagryana , Bulgarian poet WGPSN Balagtas 22°34′S 13°54′W / 22.56°S 13.9°W / -22.56; -13.9 (Balagtas ) 104 1976 Francisco Balagtas , Filipino poet WGPSN Balanchine 38°28′N 175°31′E / 38.47°N 175.52°E / 38.47; 175.52 (Balanchine ) 38 2012 George Balanchine , Georgian choreographer WGPSN Baranauskas 50°44′N 39°46′W / 50.73°N 39.76°W / 50.73; -39.76 (Baranauskas ) 36 2015 Antanas Baranauskas , Lithuanian poet WGPSN Barney 11°41′S 59°43′E / 11.69°S 59.71°E / -11.69; 59.71 (Barney ) 29 2013 Natalie Clifford Barney , American-French playwright, poet, and novelist WGPSN Balzac 10°37′N 144°40′W / 10.62°N 144.67°W / 10.62; -144.67 (Balzac ) 67 1976 Honoré de Balzac , French writer WGPSN Bartók 29°13′S 135°04′W / 29.22°S 135.06°W / -29.22; -135.06 (Bartók ) 118 1979 Béla Bartók , Hungarian composer WGPSN Barma 40°56′S 163°29′W / 40.93°S 163.49°W / -40.93; -163.49 (Barma ) 123 1982 Postnik "Barma" Yakovlev , Russian architect WGPSN Bashō 32°23′S 170°27′W / 32.39°S 170.45°W / -32.39; -170.45 (Bashō ) 75 1979 Matsuo Bashō , Japanese poet WGPSN Bechet 83°05′N 93°40′W / 83.08°N 93.66°W / 83.08; -93.66 (Bechet ) 17.6 2013 Sidney Bechet , American jazz musician and composer WGPSN Beckett 40°12′S 111°17′E / 40.2°S 111.29°E / -40.2; 111.29 (Beckett ) 60 2008 Clarice Beckett , Australian painter WGPSN Beethoven 20°52′S 124°13′W / 20.86°S 124.21°W / -20.86; -124.21 (Beethoven ) 630 1976 Ludwig van Beethoven , German composer WGPSN Bek 21°10′N 50°59′W / 21.16°N 50.99°W / 21.16; -50.99 (Bek ) 32 2010 Bek , Egyptian sculptor WGPSN Belinskij 77°05′S 103°55′W / 77.09°S 103.92°W / -77.09; -103.92 (Belinskij ) 70.67 1985 Vissarion Belinsky , Russian literary critic WGPSN Bellini 33°46′S 272°50′W / 33.77°S 272.83°W / -33.77; -272.83 (Bellini ) 45 2019 Giovanni Bellini , Italian painter WGPSN Bello 18°52′S 120°11′W / 18.87°S 120.18°W / -18.87; -120.18 (Bello ) 139 1976 Andrés Bello , Venezuelan writer WGPSN Benoit 7°29′N 104°21′E / 7.48°N 104.35°E / 7.48; 104.35 (Benoit ) 40 2009 Rigaud Benoit , Haitian artist WGPSN Berkel 13°44′S 26°49′E / 13.73°S 26.81°E / -13.73; 26.81 (Berkel ) 23 2009 Sabri Berkel , Turkish painter WGPSN Berlioz 79°20′N 38°50′E / 79.33°N 38.83°E / 79.33; 38.83 (Berlioz ) 31.44 2013 Hector Berlioz , French composer WGPSN Bernini 80°19′S 140°58′W / 80.32°S 140.97°W / -80.32; -140.97 (Bernini ) 168.13 1976 Gian Lorenzo Bernini , Italian sculptor WGPSN Berry 70°34′N 247°16′W / 70.57°N 247.27°W / 70.57; -247.27 (Berry ) 25 2020 Chuck Berry , American singer and songwriter WGPSN Bilokur 0°47′S 108°20′W / 0.79°S 108.33°W / -0.79; -108.33 (Bilokur ) 67 2024 Kateryna Bilokur , Ukrainian painter WGPSN Bjornson 73°07′N 113°59′W / 73.11°N 113.99°W / 73.11; -113.99 (Bjornson ) 75.93 1985 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Norwegian poet WGPSN Boccaccio 80°59′S 23°01′W / 80.99°S 23.01°W / -80.99; -23.01 (Boccaccio ) 151.95 1976 Giovanni Boccaccio , Italian writer WGPSN Boethius 0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W / -0.98; -73.64 (Boethius ) 114 1976 Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius , Roman philosopher WGPSN Botticelli 63°38′N 112°21′W / 63.63°N 112.35°W / 63.63; -112.35 (Botticelli ) 136.35 1979 Sandro Botticelli , Italian artist WGPSN Boznańska 59°38′N 40°45′W / 59.64°N 40.75°W / 59.64; -40.75 (Boznańska ) 72 2015 Olga Boznańska , Polish painter WGPSN Brahms 58°19′N 177°22′W / 58.32°N 177.36°W / 58.32; -177.36 (Brahms ) 100 1979 Johannes Brahms , German composer WGPSN Bramante 47°14′S 61°33′W / 47.23°S 61.55°W / -47.23; -61.55 (Bramante ) 156 1976 Donato Bramante , Italian architect WGPSN Brontë 38°23′N 127°04′W / 38.39°N 127.06°W / 38.39; -127.06 (Brontë ) 68 1976 The Brontë family , English writers and artists WGPSN Brooks 45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W / -45.22; -168.02 (Brooks ) 34 2015 Gwendolyn Brooks , American poet and novelist WGPSN Bruegel 49°44′N 109°28′W / 49.73°N 109.46°W / 49.73; -109.46 (Bruegel ) 72 1985 Pieter Bruegel the Elder , Flemish painter WGPSN Brunelleschi 8°56′S 22°31′W / 8.94°S 22.51°W / -8.94; -22.51 (Brunelleschi ) 128.57 1976 Filippo Brunelleschi , Italian architect WGPSN Bunin 84°28′N 141°46′W / 84.47°N 141.76°W / 84.47; -141.76 (Bunin ) 37 2019 Ivan Bunin , Russian author WGPSN Burke 85°55′N 171°34′W / 85.91°N 171.56°W / 85.91; -171.56 (Burke ) 28.5 2015 Billie Burke , American actress WGPSN Burns 54°06′N 117°22′W / 54.1°N 117.37°W / 54.1; -117.37 (Burns ) 43 1985 Robert Burns , Scottish poet WGPSN Byron 8°26′S 33°00′W / 8.44°S 33°W / -8.44; -33 (Byron ) 106.58 1976 Lord Byron , English poet WGPSN
C Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Calder 3°31′N 12°45′E / 3.51°N 12.75°E / 3.51; 12.75 (Calder ) 24 2013 Alexander Calder , American sculptor WGPSN Callicrates 66°31′S 30°22′W / 66.51°S 30.37°W / -66.51; -30.37 (Callicrates ) 68 1976 Kallicrates , Ancient Greek architect WGPSN Calvino 3°59′S 56°02′W / 3.99°S 56.03°W / -3.99; -56.03 (Calvino ) 67 2009 Italo Calvino , Italian writer WGPSN Camões 71°25′S 68°23′W / 71.42°S 68.39°W / -71.42; -68.39 (Camões ) 70 1976 Luís de Camões , Portuguese writer WGPSN Canova 25°36′N 3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71 (Canova ) 46 2018 Antonio Canova , Italian sculptor WGPSN Capote 21°06′S 72°25′E / 21.1°S 72.41°E / -21.1; 72.41 (Capote ) 88 2013 Truman Capote , American Author WGPSN Caravaggio 3°11′N 87°14′E / 3.18°N 87.24°E / 3.18; 87.24 (Caravaggio ) 185 2013 Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio , Italian painter WGPSN Carducci 36°32′S 90°23′W / 36.54°S 90.39°W / -36.54; -90.39 (Carducci ) 108.19 1976 Giosuè Carducci , Italian poet WGPSN Carleton 52°12′S 306°36′W / 52.2°S 306.6°W / -52.2; -306.6 (Carleton ) 177 2018 William Carleton , Irish writer WGPSN Carolan 83°53′N 31°46′E / 83.88°N 31.77°E / 83.88; 31.77 (Carolan ) 24.34 2015 Turlough Carolan , Irish composer and performer WGPSN Caruso 2°20′S 76°22′W / 2.33°S 76.36°W / -2.33; -76.36 (Caruso ) 31 2013 Enrico Caruso , Italian singer WGPSN Carvalho 26°49′N 51°37′W / 26.82°N 51.61°W / 26.82; -51.61 (Carvalho ) 90 Beth Carvalho , Brazilian musician WGPSN Castiglione 40°52′S 87°58′E / 40.87°S 87.96°E / -40.87; 87.96 (Castiglione ) 80 2015 Giuseppe Castiglione , Italian painter WGPSN Catullus 21°54′N 67°33′W / 21.9°N 67.55°W / 21.9; -67.55 (Catullus ) 100.2 2012 Gaius Valerius Catullus , Roman poet WGPSN Cervantes 76°05′S 124°16′W / 76.09°S 124.26°W / -76.09; -124.26 (Cervantes ) 213.16 1976 Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish writer WGPSN Cézanne 8°28′S 123°41′W / 8.47°S 123.69°W / -8.47; -123.69 (Cézanne ) 67 1985 Paul Cézanne , French painter WGPSN Chaikovskij 7°52′N 50°56′W / 7.86°N 50.93°W / 7.86; -50.93 (Chaikovskij ) 171 1976 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composer WGPSN Chao Meng-Fu 88°25′S 156°22′W / 88.42°S 156.36°W / -88.42; -156.36 (Chao Meng-Fu ) 140.73 1976 Zhao Mengfu , Chinese artist WGPSN Chekhov 36°12′S 61°14′W / 36.2°S 61.23°W / -36.2; -61.23 (Chekhov ) 194 1976 Anton Chekhov , Russian playwright and writer WGPSN Chesterton 88°31′N 126°54′W / 88.51°N 126.9°W / 88.51; -126.9 (Chesterton ) 37.23 2012 Gilbert Keith Chesterton , English author WGPSN Chiang Kʻui 14°43′N 102°48′W / 14.71°N 102.8°W / 14.71; -102.8 (Chiang Kʻui ) 41 1976 Jiang Kui , Chinese poet WGPSN Chŏng Chʼŏl 46°52′N 117°19′W / 46.87°N 117.31°W / 46.87; -117.31 (Chŏng Chʼŏl ) 143 1979 Chŏng Ch'ŏl , Korean poet WGPSN Chopin 65°27′S 123°24′W / 65.45°S 123.4°W / -65.45; -123.4 (Chopin ) 131 1976 Frédéric Chopin , Polish composer WGPSN Chu Ta 2°02′N 105°40′W / 2.04°N 105.66°W / 2.04; -105.66 (Chu Ta ) 100 1976 Zhu Da , Chinese painter WGPSN Codesido 68°11′S 206°59′W / 68.19°S 206.99°W / -68.19; -206.99 (Codesido ) 64 2024 Julia Codesido , Peruvian painter WGPSN Coleridge 55°40′S 66°36′W / 55.67°S 66.6°W / -55.67; -66.6 (Coleridge ) 112 1976 Samuel Taylor Coleridge , English poet WGPSN Copland 37°38′N 72°59′E / 37.63°N 72.99°E / 37.63; 72.99 (Copland ) 208 2010 Aaron Copland , American composer WGPSN Copley 38°38′S 86°01′W / 38.63°S 86.01°W / -38.63; -86.01 (Copley ) 34 1976 John Singleton Copley , American painter WGPSN Couperin 29°44′N 151°56′W / 29.74°N 151.94°W / 29.74; -151.94 (Couperin ) 80 1979 The Couperin family of French musicians WGPSN Cunningham 30°25′N 157°04′E / 30.41°N 157.07°E / 30.41; 157.07 (Cunningham ) 37 2008 Imogen Cunningham , American photographer WGPSN
D Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Dali 45°10′N 119°44′E / 45.16°N 119.74°E / 45.16; 119.74 (Dali ) 176 2008 Salvador Dalí , Spanish painter WGPSN Damer 36°22′N 115°49′W / 36.36°N 115.81°W / 36.36; -115.81 (Damer ) 60 2013 Anne Seymour Damer , English sculptor WGPSN Darío 26°17′S 9°31′W / 26.28°S 9.51°W / -26.28; -9.51 (Darío ) 151 1976 Rubén Darío , Nicaraguan writer WGPSN David 17°40′S 67°52′E / 17.66°S 67.87°E / -17.66; 67.87 (David ) 23 2013 Jacques-Louis David , French painter WGPSN de Graft 22°03′N 1°53′E / 22.05°N 1.89°E / 22.05; 1.89 (de Graft ) 68 2009 Joe de Graft , Ghanaian playwright WGPSN Debussy 33°57′S 12°32′E / 33.95°S 12.54°E / -33.95; 12.54 (Debussy ) 81 2010 Claude Debussy , French composer WGPSN Degas 37°05′N 127°20′W / 37.08°N 127.34°W / 37.08; -127.34 (Degas ) 54 1979 Edgar Degas , French artist WGPSN Delacroix 44°19′S 129°31′W / 44.32°S 129.51°W / -44.32; -129.51 (Delacroix ) 158 1979 Eugène Delacroix , French artist WGPSN Derain 9°00′S 19°42′E / 9°S 19.7°E / -9; 19.7 (Derain ) 167 2009 André Derain , French artist WGPSN Derzhavin 45°36′N 36°56′W / 45.6°N 36.93°W / 45.6; -36.93 (Derzhavin ) 156 1979 Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin , Russian poet WGPSN Despréz 81°05′N 101°15′W / 81.08°N 101.25°W / 81.08; -101.25 (Despréz ) 47.05 1979 Josquin des Prez , Franco-Flemish composer WGPSN Dickens 73°16′S 155°58′W / 73.26°S 155.96°W / -73.26; -155.96 (Dickens ) 77.31 1976 Charles Dickens , English novelist WGPSN Disney 68°09′S 99°48′E / 68.15°S 99.8°E / -68.15; 99.8 (Disney ) 113 2012 Walt Disney , American animator WGPSN Dominici 1°17′N 36°29′W / 1.29°N 36.49°W / 1.29; -36.49 (Dominici ) 20 2010 Maria de Dominici , Maltese painter WGPSN Donelaitis 52°58′S 38°25′E / 52.96°S 38.42°E / -52.96; 38.42 (Donelaitis ) 85 2013 Kristijonas Donelaitis , Lithuanian poet WGPSN Donne 2°55′N 14°03′W / 2.92°N 14.05°W / 2.92; -14.05 (Donne ) 86 1976 John Donne , English poet WGPSN Dostoevskij 44°44′S 178°07′W / 44.73°S 178.11°W / -44.73; -178.11 (Dostoevskij ) 430.06 1979 Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Russian novelist WGPSN Dowland 53°34′S 179°18′E / 53.56°S 179.3°E / -53.56; 179.3 (Dowland ) 158 1979 John Dowland , English composer WGPSN Driscoll 30°35′N 33°35′W / 30.58°N 33.58°W / 30.58; -33.58 (Driscoll ) 30 2015 Clara Driscoll , American artist WGPSN Duccio 58°14′N 52°25′W / 58.23°N 52.42°W / 58.23; -52.42 (Duccio ) 132 2013 Duccio di Buoninsegna , Italian painter WGPSN Du Fu 25°00′N 93°40′W / 25°N 93.66°W / 25; -93.66 (Du Fu ) 33 2015 Du Fu , Chinese artist WGPSN Dürer 21°31′N 118°59′W / 21.51°N 118.98°W / 21.51; -118.98 (Dürer ) 195 1976 Albrecht Dürer , German artist WGPSN Dvorák 9°24′S 12°08′W / 9.4°S 12.13°W / -9.4; -12.13 (Dvorák ) 75 1976 Antonín Dvořák , Czech composer WGPSN
E Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Eastman 9°31′N 125°46′E / 9.52°N 125.76°E / 9.52; 125.76 (Eastman ) 67 2009 Charles Eastman , Sioux author WGPSN Echegaray 43°29′N 20°13′W / 43.48°N 20.22°W / 43.48; -20.22 (Echegaray ) 63 1985 José Echegaray , Spanish dramatist WGPSN Egonu 67°09′N 61°29′E / 67.15°N 61.48°E / 67.15; 61.48 (Egonu ) 25 2012 Uzo Egonu , Nigerian artist WGPSN Eitoku 21°48′S 157°11′W / 21.8°S 157.18°W / -21.8; -157.18 (Eitoku ) 101 1976 Kanō Eitoku , Japanese artist WGPSN El Husseini 75°20′S 333°20′W / 75.34°S 333.34°W / -75.34; -333.34 (El Husseini ) 87 2024 Jumana El Husseini , Palestinian painter and sculptor WGPSN Ellington 12°53′S 26°06′E / 12.88°S 26.1°E / -12.88; 26.1 (Ellington ) 216 2012 Duke Ellington , American musician WGPSN Eminescu 10°40′N 114°13′E / 10.66°N 114.21°E / 10.66; 114.21 (Eminescu ) 129 2008 Mihai Eminescu , Romanian poet WGPSN Enheduanna 48°20′N 33°35′W / 48.34°N 33.59°W / 48.34; -33.59 (Enheduanna ) 105 2015 Enheduanna , Sumerian poet WGPSN Enwonwu 10°01′S 121°58′E / 10.01°S 121.96°E / -10.01; 121.96 (Enwonwu ) 38 2008 Ben Enwonwu , Nigerian painter WGPSN Ensor 82°19′N 17°32′W / 82.32°N 17.53°W / 82.32; -17.53 (Ensor ) 24.92 2013 James Ensor , Belgian painter WGPSN Equiano 40°00′S 30°35′W / 40°S 30.59°W / -40; -30.59 (Equiano ) 102 1976 Olaudah Equiano , Benin writer WGPSN Erté 27°26′N 117°20′W / 27.44°N 117.33°W / 27.44; -117.33 (Erté ) 48.5 2013 Erté , Russian-born French artist WGPSN
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G Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Gainsborough 35°44′S 175°29′E / 35.73°S 175.48°E / -35.73; 175.48 (Gainsborough ) 95 1985 Thomas Gainsborough , English painter WGPSN Gaudí 76°54′N 69°10′E / 76.9°N 69.16°E / 76.9; 69.16 (Gaudí ) 81 2012 Antoni Gaudí i Cornet , Spanish Catalan architect WGPSN Gauguin 66°22′N 100°01′W / 66.36°N 100.01°W / 66.36; -100.01 (Gauguin ) 70 1979 Paul Gauguin , French artist WGPSN Geddes 27°10′N 29°43′W / 27.17°N 29.72°W / 27.17; -29.72 (Geddes ) 84 2010 Wilhelmina Geddes , Irish stained glass artist WGPSN Ghiberti 48°33′S 80°09′W / 48.55°S 80.15°W / -48.55; -80.15 (Ghiberti ) 110 1976 Lorenzo Ghiberti , Italian sculptor WGPSN Giambologna 42°35′S 124°07′W / 42.58°S 124.11°W / -42.58; -124.11 (Giambologna ) 69 2013 Giambologna , Flemish sculptor WGPSN Gibran 35°44′N 111°26′W / 35.73°N 111.44°W / 35.73; -111.44 (Gibran ) 106 2009 Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese American poet and artist WGPSN Giotto 12°28′N 56°29′W / 12.46°N 56.48°W / 12.46; -56.48 (Giotto ) 144 1976 Giotto di Bondone , Italian painter WGPSN Glinka 14°50′N 112°33′W / 14.83°N 112.55°W / 14.83; -112.55 (Glinka ) 89 2008 Mikhail Glinka , Russian composer WGPSN Gluck 37°57′N 18°47′W / 37.95°N 18.78°W / 37.95; -18.78 (Gluck ) 100 1979 Christoph Willibald Gluck , Austrian composer WGPSN Goethe 81°06′N 51°02′W / 81.1°N 51.03°W / 81.1; -51.03 (Goethe ) 317.17 1979 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German writer WGPSN Gogol 28°16′S 147°28′W / 28.26°S 147.46°W / -28.26; -147.46 (Gogol ) 79 1985 Nikolai Gogol , Russian playwright WGPSN Gordimer 87°44′N 170°54′W / 87.73°N 170.9°W / 87.73; -170.9 (Gogol ) 58 2019 Nadine Gordimer , South African writer WGPSN Goya 6°47′S 152°17′W / 6.79°S 152.29°W / -6.79; -152.29 (Goya ) 138 1976 Francisco Goya , Spanish artist WGPSN Grainger 44°05′S 104°49′E / 44.09°S 104.81°E / -44.09; 104.81 (Grainger ) 113 2012 Percy Grainger , Australian composer WGPSN Grieg 52°29′N 15°22′W / 52.49°N 15.36°W / 52.49; -15.36 (Grieg ) 59 1985 Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composer WGPSN Grotell 71°05′N 31°38′W / 71.09°N 31.63°W / 71.09; -31.63 (Grotell ) 48.25 2012 Maija Grotell , Finnish and American ceramist WGPSN Guido d'Arezzo 38°25′S 18°32′W / 38.41°S 18.53°W / -38.41; -18.53 (Guido d'Arezzo ) 58 1976 Guido of Arezzo , Italian music theorist WGPSN
H Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Hafiz 19°30′N 79°34′E / 19.5°N 79.56°E / 19.5; 79.56 (Hafiz ) 280 2014 Hafiz of Shiraz , Persian poet WGPSN Halim 48°52′N 100°56′W / 48.87°N 100.94°W / 48.87; -100.94 (Halim ) 44 2024 Tahia Halim , Egyptian painter WGPSN Hals 54°58′S 114°59′W / 54.96°S 114.99°W / -54.96; -114.99 (Hals ) 93 1985 Frans Hals , Dutch painter WGPSN Han Kan 72°08′S 146°24′W / 72.13°S 146.4°W / -72.13; -146.4 (Han Kan ) 50 1985 Han Gan , Chinese painter WGPSN Handel 3°32′N 34°23′W / 3.53°N 34.38°W / 3.53; -34.38 (Handel ) 138 1976 George Frideric Handel , German composer WGPSN Harunobu 14°53′N 140°56′W / 14.88°N 140.93°W / 14.88; -140.93 (Harunobu ) 107 1976 Suzuki Harunobu , Japanese artist WGPSN Hauptmann 23°42′S 179°35′E / 23.7°S 179.59°E / -23.7; 179.59 (Hauptmann ) 118 1985 Gerhart Hauptmann , German playwright WGPSN Hawthorne 51°19′S 115°20′W / 51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34 (Hawthorne ) 120 1979 Nathaniel Hawthorne , American novelist WGPSN Haydn 27°13′S 71°38′W / 27.22°S 71.64°W / -27.22; -71.64 (Haydn ) 251 1976 Joseph Haydn , Austrian composer WGPSN Heaney 33°46′S 237°43′W / 33.77°S 237.71°W / -33.77; -237.71 (Heaney ) 125 2017 Seamus Heaney , Irish poet and playwright WGPSN Heine 32°28′N 124°53′W / 32.46°N 124.88°W / 32.46; -124.88 (Heine ) 73 1979 Heinrich Heine , German poet WGPSN Hemingway 17°23′N 3°08′W / 17.38°N 3.13°W / 17.38; -3.13 (Hemingway ) 126 2009 Ernest Hemingway , American writer WGPSN Henri 79°41′N 152°59′E / 79.68°N 152.98°E / 79.68; 152.98 (Henri ) 163.8 2012 Robert Henri , American painter WGPSN Hesiod 58°16′S 34°15′W / 58.27°S 34.25°W / -58.27; -34.25 (Hesiod ) 101 1976 Hesiod , Ancient Greek poet WGPSN Hiroshige 13°20′S 26°58′W / 13.34°S 26.96°W / -13.34; -26.96 (Hiroshige ) 138 1976 Andō Hiroshige , Japanese artist WGPSN Hitomaro 16°04′S 15°39′W / 16.07°S 15.65°W / -16.07; -15.65 (Hitomaro ) 105 1976 Kakinomoto no Hitomaro , Japanese poet WGPSN Hodgkins 29°07′N 17°58′E / 29.12°N 17.97°E / 29.12; 17.97 (Hodgkins ) 19 2009 Frances Hodgkins , New Zealand painter WGPSN Hokusai 57°50′N 16°39′E / 57.84°N 16.65°E / 57.84; 16.65 (Hokusai ) 114 2010 Katsushika Hokusai , Japanese painter WGPSN Holbein 36°10′N 29°50′W / 36.16°N 29.84°W / 36.16; -29.84 (Holbein ) 115 1979 Hans Holbein the Younger , German artist WGPSN Holberg 67°22′S 59°34′W / 67.37°S 59.57°W / -67.37; -59.57 (Holberg ) 64 1976 Ludvig Holberg , Danish writer WGPSN Holst 17°25′S 44°58′E / 17.42°S 44.96°E / -17.42; 44.96 (Holst ) 170 2012 Gustav Holst , British composer WGPSN Homer 1°18′S 36°37′W / 1.3°S 36.62°W / -1.3; -36.62 (Homer ) 319 1976 Homer , Ancient Greek poet WGPSN Hopper 12°26′S 55°58′W / 12.44°S 55.96°W / -12.44; -55.96 (Hopper ) 36 2012 Edward Hopper , American painter WGPSN Horace 69°20′S 50°01′W / 69.34°S 50.02°W / -69.34; -50.02 (Horace ) 56 1976 Horace , Roman poet WGPSN Hovnatanian 7°41′S 172°43′E / 7.68°S 172.71°E / -7.68; 172.71 (Hovnatanian ) 34 2008 Hakob Hovnatanian , Armenian painter WGPSN Hugo 39°37′N 48°29′W / 39.61°N 48.49°W / 39.61; -48.49 (Hugo ) 206 1979 Victor Hugo , French writer WGPSN Hun Kal 0°28′S 19°56′W / 0.47°S 19.93°W / -0.47; -19.93 (Hun Kal ) 0.93 1976 '20' in the language of the Maya (serves as Mercury's a meridian reference point) WGPSN Hurley 87°22′S 6°59′W / 87.36°S 6.99°W / -87.36; -6.99 (Hurley ) 67 2013 Frank Hurley , Australian photographer WGPSN
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K Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Kandinsky 87°53′N 78°47′E / 87.89°N 78.78°E / 87.89; 78.78 (Kandinsky ) 60 2012 Wassily Kandinsky , Russian painter WGPSN Karsh 35°29′S 78°51′E / 35.49°S 78.85°E / -35.49; 78.85 (Karsh ) 58 2015 Yousuf Karsh , Armenian-Canadian photographer WGPSN Kālidāsā 18°13′S 179°49′W / 18.21°S 179.82°W / -18.21; -179.82 (Kālidāsā ) 160 1976 Kālidāsa , Sanskrit writer WGPSN Keats 70°19′S 156°39′W / 70.31°S 156.65°W / -70.31; -156.65 (Keats ) 107.85 1976 John Keats , English poet WGPSN Kenkō 21°21′S 16°10′W / 21.35°S 16.16°W / -21.35; -16.16 (Kenkō ) 105 1976 Yoshida Kenkō , Japanese writer WGPSN Kerouac 25°13′N 129°06′E / 25.21°N 129.1°E / 25.21; 129.1 (Kerouac ) 110 2015 Jack Kerouac , American writer WGPSN Kertész 27°22′N 146°05′E / 27.37°N 146.08°E / 27.37; 146.08 (Kertész ) 32 2008 André Kertész , Hungarian photographer WGPSN Khansa 58°57′S 51°56′W / 58.95°S 51.94°W / -58.95; -51.94 (Khansa ) 113 1976 Al-Khansa , Arabic poet WGPSN Kipling 19°22′S 72°01′E / 19.37°S 72.02°E / -19.37; 72.02 (Kipling ) 164 2010 Rudyard Kipling , English author WGPSN Kirby 82°58′N 151°19′W / 82.96°N 151.32°W / 82.96; -151.32 (Kipling ) 31 2019 Jack Kirby , American illustrator WGPSN Kobro 82°10′S 81°13′E / 82.16°S 81.22°E / -82.16; 81.22 (Kobro ) 54 2012 Katarzyna Kobro , Polish sculptor WGPSN Kofi 56°45′N 117°52′E / 56.75°N 117.87°E / 56.75; 117.87 (Kofi ) 136 2012 Vincent Kofi , Ghanaian sculptor WGPSN Komeda 82°44′S 90°28′E / 82.74°S 90.47°E / -82.74; 90.47 (Komeda ) 54 2012 Krzysztof Komeda , Polish composer WGPSN Kōshō 59°56′N 139°52′W / 59.93°N 139.87°W / 59.93; -139.87 (Kōshō ) 64 1985 Kōshō, Japanese sculptor WGPSN Kuan Han-Chʻing 29°26′N 53°40′W / 29.44°N 53.67°W / 29.44; -53.67 (Kuan Han-Chʻing ) 143 1979 Guan Hanqing , Chinese playwright WGPSN Kuiper 11°20′S 31°19′W / 11.34°S 31.32°W / -11.34; -31.32 (Kuiper ) 62 1976 Gerard Kuiper , American astronomer WGPSN Kulthum 50°43′N 93°32′E / 50.72°N 93.53°E / 50.72; 93.53 (Kulthum ) 31 2015 Umm Kulthum , Egyptian singer WGPSN Kunisada 1°22′N 113°01′E / 1.37°N 113.02°E / 1.37; 113.02 (Kunisada ) 241.45 2009 Utagawa Kunisada , Japanese woodblock printmaker WGPSN Kuniyoshi 57°52′S 37°29′W / 57.87°S 37.49°W / -57.87; -37.49 (Kuniyoshi ) 27 2014 Utagawa Kuniyoshi , Japanese painter and printmaker WGPSN Kurosawa 52°26′S 21°29′W / 52.44°S 21.49°W / -52.44; -21.49 (Kurosawa ) 152 1976 Kinko Kurosawa , Japanese musician WGPSN Kyōsai 25°09′N 4°52′E / 25.15°N 4.86°E / 25.15; 4.86 (Kyōsai ) 39 2012 Kawanabe Kyōsai , Japanese artist WGPSN
L Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Lange 6°17′N 100°28′E / 6.28°N 100.47°E / 6.28; 100.47 (Lange ) 176.23 2009 Dorothea Lange , American photographer WGPSN Larrocha 43°17′N 69°50′W / 43.29°N 69.83°W / 43.29; -69.83 (Larrocha ) 196 2013 Alicia de Larrocha , Spanish pianist WGPSN Laxness 83°16′N 50°02′W / 83.27°N 50.04°W / 83.27; -50.04 (Laxness ) 25.89 2013 Halldór Laxness , Icelandic writer WGPSN Le Guin 18°46′S 102°44′W / 18.76°S 102.74°W / -18.76; -102.74 (Le Guin ) 61 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin , American author WGPSN L'Engle 86°38′S 69°37′E / 86.63°S 69.62°E / -86.63; 69.62 (L'Engle ) 62 2013 Madeleine L'Engle , American author WGPSN Lennon 36°25′S 41°11′E / 36.41°S 41.18°E / -36.41; 41.18 (Lennon ) 95 2013 John Lennon , former Beatles member[ 9] [ 10] WGPSN Lennon–Picasso Basin 17°25′S 44°58′E / 17.42°S 44.96°E / -17.42; 44.96 (Lennon ) 1450 2018 John Lennon and Pablo Picasso [ 11] Leopardi 72°46′S 175°10′E / 72.76°S 175.16°E / -72.76; 175.16 (Leopardi ) 71.45 1976 Giacomo Leopardi , Italian writer WGPSN Lermontov 15°14′N 48°56′W / 15.24°N 48.94°W / 15.24; -48.94 (Lermontov ) 166 1976 Mikhail Lermontov , Russian writer WGPSN Lessing 28°30′S 90°20′W / 28.5°S 90.34°W / -28.5; -90.34 (Lessing ) 95 1985 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , German dramatist WGPSN Li Chʻing-Chao 77°58′S 71°10′W / 77.96°S 71.17°W / -77.96; -71.17 (Li Chʻing-Chao ) 69 1976 Li Qingzhao , Chinese writer WGPSN Li Po 17°06′N 35°41′W / 17.1°N 35.69°W / 17.1; -35.69 (Li Po ) 126 1976 Li Bai , Chinese poet WGPSN Liang Kʻai 39°53′S 175°50′E / 39.89°S 175.84°E / -39.89; 175.84 (Liang Kʻai ) 145 1979 Liang Kai , Chinese artist WGPSN Lismer 81°31′N 166°22′E / 81.51°N 166.37°E / 81.51; 166.37 (Lismer ) 139.12 2012 Arthur Lismer , Canadian painter WGPSN Liszt 16°08′S 168°20′W / 16.13°S 168.34°W / -16.13; -168.34 (Liszt ) 79 1985 Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer WGPSN Lorde 69°07′S 49°28′W / 69.12°S 49.47°W / -69.12; -49.47 (Lorde ) 45 2022 Audre Lorde , American writer WGPSN Lovecraft 86°14′S 73°49′W / 86.24°S 73.82°W / -86.24; -73.82 (Lovecraft ) 51.97 2013 H. P. Lovecraft , American author WGPSN Lu Hsun 0°01′S 23°46′W / 0.01°S 23.76°W / -0.01; -23.76 (Lu Hsun ) 96 1976 Lu Xun , Chinese writer WGPSN Lysippus 1°02′N 132°45′W / 1.03°N 132.75°W / 1.03; -132.75 (Lysippus ) 155 1976 Lysippos , Ancient Greek sculptor WGPSN
M Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Ma Chih-Yuan 60°01′S 78°01′W / 60.01°S 78.01°W / -60.01; -78.01 (Ma Chih-Yuan ) 197 1976 Ma Zhiyuan , Chinese writer WGPSN Machaut 2°03′S 82°22′W / 2.05°S 82.37°W / -2.05; -82.37 (Machaut ) 104 1976 Guillaume de Machaut , French poet and composer WGPSN MacNicol 68°11′S 355°57′W / 68.19°S 355.95°W / -68.19; -355.95 (MacNicol ) 42 2022 Bessie MacNicol , Scottish painter WGPSN Magritte 72°47′S 121°38′E / 72.78°S 121.63°E / -72.78; 121.63 (Magritte ) 149 2012 René Magritte , Belgian painter WGPSN Mahler 19°41′S 18°49′W / 19.68°S 18.82°W / -19.68; -18.82 (Mahler ) 104 1976 Gustav Mahler , Bohemian composer WGPSN Mansart 72°43′N 123°22′W / 72.72°N 123.36°W / 72.72; -123.36 (Mansart ) 84.97 1979 Jules Hardouin-Mansart , French architect WGPSN Mansur 47°25′N 163°37′W / 47.41°N 163.61°W / 47.41; -163.61 (Mansur ) 95 1979 Ustad Mansur , Mughal artist WGPSN March 30°57′N 176°18′W / 30.95°N 176.3°W / 30.95; -176.3 (March ) 83 1979 Ausiàs March , Catalan poet WGPSN Mark Twain 10°55′S 138°17′W / 10.91°S 138.28°W / -10.91; -138.28 (Mark Twain ) 142 1976 Mark Twain , American novelist WGPSN Martí 75°58′S 168°16′W / 75.96°S 168.26°W / -75.96; -168.26 (Martí ) 69.48 1976 José Martí , Cuban writer WGPSN Martins 8°00′S 304°56′W / 8°S 304.93°W / -8; -304.93 (Martí ) 12.4 2019 Maria Martins , Brazilian sculptor WGPSN Martial 68°28′N 178°20′W / 68.47°N 178.33°W / 68.47; -178.33 (Martial ) 51 1979 Martial , Roman poet WGPSN Matabei 39°51′S 14°03′W / 39.85°S 14.05°W / -39.85; -14.05 (Matabei ) 24 2009 Iwasa Matabei , Japanese painter WGPSN Matisse 23°50′S 90°03′W / 23.83°S 90.05°W / -23.83; -90.05 (Matisse ) 189.04 1976 Henri Matisse , French painter WGPSN Melville 22°01′N 9°53′W / 22.01°N 9.89°W / 22.01; -9.89 (Melville ) 146 1976 Herman Melville , American novelist WGPSN Mena 0°10′S 124°44′W / 0.17°S 124.73°W / -0.17; -124.73 (Mena ) 15 1976 Juan de Mena , Spanish poet WGPSN Mendelssohn 70°04′N 257°27′W / 70.07°N 257.45°W / 70.07; -257.45 (Mendelssohn ) 291 2012 Felix Mendelssohn , German composer WGPSN Mendes Pinto 61°39′S 17°34′W / 61.65°S 17.57°W / -61.65; -17.57 (Mendes Pinto ) 192 1976 Fernão Mendes Pinto , Portuguese writer WGPSN Michelangelo 44°55′S 109°47′W / 44.92°S 109.78°W / -44.92; -109.78 (Michelangelo ) 229.71 1979 Michelangelo , Italian artist WGPSN Mickiewicz 23°09′N 103°14′W / 23.15°N 103.23°W / 23.15; -103.23 (Mickiewicz ) 103 1976 Adam Mickiewicz , Polish writer WGPSN Milton 26°06′S 175°02′W / 26.1°S 175.03°W / -26.1; -175.03 (Milton ) 180.85 1976 John Milton , English poet WGPSN Mistral 4°42′N 54°40′W / 4.7°N 54.67°W / 4.7; -54.67 (Mistral ) 102 1976 Gabriela Mistral , Chilean poet WGPSN Mofolo 37°41′S 28°13′W / 37.68°S 28.22°W / -37.68; -28.22 (Mofolo ) 103 1976 Thomas Mofolo , Lesotho writer WGPSN Molière 15°24′N 17°43′W / 15.4°N 17.71°W / 15.4; -17.71 (Molière ) 139 1976 Molière , French playwright WGPSN Monet 44°14′N 9°46′W / 44.23°N 9.77°W / 44.23; -9.77 (Monet ) 203 1979 Claude Monet , French artist WGPSN Monk 66°05′N 63°49′E / 66.08°N 63.81°E / 66.08; 63.81 (Monk ) 12 2013 Thelonious Monk , American jazz musician WGPSN Monteverdi 64°29′N 81°01′W / 64.49°N 81.01°W / 64.49; -81.01 (Monteverdi ) 134 1979 Claudio Monteverdi , Italian composer WGPSN Moody 13°13′S 144°51′E / 13.21°S 144.85°E / -13.21; 144.85 (Moody ) 83 2008 Ronald Moody , Jamaican painter WGPSN Morrison 79°40′N 232°34′E / 79.66°N 232.57°E / 79.66; 232.57 (Moody ) 35 2022 Toni Morrison ; American author WGPSN Mozart 7°45′N 169°25′E / 7.75°N 169.41°E / 7.75; 169.41 (Mozart ) 241 1976 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composer WGPSN Munch 40°29′N 152°49′E / 40.48°N 152.82°E / 40.48; 152.82 (Munch ) 57 2008 Edvard Munch , Norwegian painter WGPSN Munkácsy 21°57′N 101°08′E / 21.95°N 101.14°E / 21.95; 101.14 (Munkácsy ) 193 2009 Mihály Munkácsy , Hungarian painter WGPSN Murasaki 12°32′S 30°24′W / 12.54°S 30.4°W / -12.54; -30.4 (Murasaki ) 132 1976 Murasaki Shikibu , Japanese writer WGPSN Mussorgskij 32°49′N 97°39′W / 32.82°N 97.65°W / 32.82; -97.65 (Mussorgskij ) 115 1979 Modest Mussorgsky , Russian composer WGPSN Myron 71°13′N 84°52′W / 71.21°N 84.86°W / 71.21; -84.86 (Myron ) 25 1979 Myron , Ancient Greek sculptor WGPSN
N Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Nabokov 14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76 (Nabokov ) 166 2012 Vladimir Nabokov , Russian and American writer WGPSN Nairne 70°20′S 1°35′E / 70.34°S 1.59°E / -70.34; 1.59 (Nairne ) 56 2022 Carolina Nairne , Scottish songwriter WGPSN Namatjira 58°49′N 33°02′W / 58.82°N 33.04°W / 58.82; -33.04 (Namatjira ) 34 2015 Albert Namatjira , Australian Aboriginal artist WGPSN Nampeyo 40°20′S 49°58′W / 40.33°S 49.96°W / -40.33; -49.96 (Nampeyo ) 49 1976 Nampeyo , Hopi potter WGPSN Navoi 58°49′N 160°25′E / 58.82°N 160.41°E / 58.82; 160.41 (Navoi ) 69 2008 Ali-Shir Nava'i , Uzbek poet WGPSN Nāwahī 35°53′N 145°16′E / 35.88°N 145.26°E / 35.88; 145.26 (Nāwahī ) 38 2008 Joseph Nāwahī , Hawaiian painter WGPSN Neruda 52°40′S 125°47′E / 52.66°S 125.79°E / -52.66; 125.79 (Neruda ) 112 2008 Jan Neruda , Czech poet and writer, and Johann Baptist Georg Neruda , Czech composer WGPSN Nervo 42°42′N 179°53′W / 42.7°N 179.89°W / 42.7; -179.89 (Nervo ) 66 1979 Amado Nervo , Mexican poet WGPSN Neumann 37°13′S 34°34′W / 37.22°S 34.56°W / -37.22; -34.56 (Neumann ) 122 1976 Johann Balthasar Neumann , German architect WGPSN Nizāmī 70°28′N 166°43′W / 70.46°N 166.71°W / 70.46; -166.71 (Nizāmī ) 77 1979 Nizami , Persian poet WGPSN Nureyev 11°41′N 173°08′W / 11.68°N 173.13°W / 11.68; -173.13 (Nureyev ) 16 2012 Rudolf Nureyev , Soviet and British ballet dancer WGPSN
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P Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Pahinui 28°10′S 213°13′W / 28.16°S 213.21°W / -28.16; -213.21 (Pahinui ) 54 2013 Gabby Pahinui , Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer WGPSN Pasch 46°07′N 134°45′E / 46.12°N 134.75°E / 46.12; 134.75 (Pasch ) 37 2012 Ulrika Pasch , Swedish painter WGPSN Petipa 11°32′N 21°03′E / 11.54°N 21.05°E / 11.54; 21.05 (Petipa ) 12 2012 Marius Petipa , French and Russian choreographer and dancer WGPSN Petőfi 83°33′S 119°21′E / 83.55°S 119.35°E / -83.55; 119.35 (Petőfi ) 61 2013 Sándor Petőfi , Hungarian poet WGPSN Petrarch 30°31′S 26°17′W / 30.52°S 26.29°W / -30.52; -26.29 (Petrarch ) 167 1976 Petrarch , Italian poet WGPSN Petronius 86°04′N 40°31′W / 86.06°N 40.51°W / 86.06; -40.51 (Petronius ) 36 2012 Petronius , Roman author WGPSN Phidias 8°58′N 149°44′W / 8.97°N 149.73°W / 8.97; -149.73 (Phidias ) 168 1976 Phidias , Ancient Greek artist and architect WGPSN Philoxenus 8°41′S 111°45′W / 8.68°S 111.75°W / -8.68; -111.75 (Philoxenus ) 87 1976 Philoxenus of Cythera , Ancient Greek poet WGPSN Picasso 3°26′N 50°14′E / 3.44°N 50.24°E / 3.44; 50.24 (Picasso ) 134 2010 Pablo Picasso , Spanish painter WGPSN Pigalle 37°39′S 9°38′W / 37.65°S 9.64°W / -37.65; -9.64 (Pigalle ) 153 1976 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle , French sculptor WGPSN Plath 37°52′N 38°50′W / 37.86°N 38.84°W / 37.86; -38.84 (Plath ) 35 2015 Sylvia Plath , American poet WGPSN Po Chü-I 6°56′S 165°17′W / 6.94°S 165.28°W / -6.94; -165.28 (Po Chü-I ) 70 1976 Bai Juyi , Chinese poet WGPSN Po Ya 45°55′S 20°10′W / 45.92°S 20.17°W / -45.92; -20.17 (Po Ya ) 101 1976 Bo Ya , Chinese musician WGPSN Poe 43°46′N 159°06′E / 43.76°N 159.1°E / 43.76; 159.1 (Poe ) 77 2008 Edgar Allan Poe , American poet WGPSN Polygnotus 0°08′S 69°16′W / 0.13°S 69.26°W / -0.13; -69.26 (Polygnotus ) 124 1976 Polygnotus , Ancient Greek painter WGPSN Popova 34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W / -34.72; -66.73 (Popova ) 34 2012 Lyubov Popova , Russian painter and designer WGPSN Praxiteles 27°07′N 60°17′W / 27.11°N 60.28°W / 27.11; -60.28 (Praxiteles ) 198 1979 Praxiteles , Ancient Greek sculptor WGPSN Prokofiev 85°46′N 62°55′E / 85.77°N 62.92°E / 85.77; 62.92 (Prokofiev ) 112 2012 Sergei Prokofiev , Russian composer WGPSN Proust 19°34′N 47°35′W / 19.56°N 47.59°W / 19.56; -47.59 (Proust ) 145 1976 Marcel Proust , French novelist WGPSN Puccini 65°23′S 45°19′W / 65.39°S 45.32°W / -65.39; -45.32 (Puccini ) 76 1976 Giacomo Puccini , Italian composer WGPSN Purcell 80°26′N 152°13′W / 80.43°N 152.21°W / 80.43; -152.21 (Purcell ) 87.67 1979 Henry Purcell , English composer WGPSN Pushkin 65°47′S 20°44′W / 65.79°S 20.73°W / -65.79; -20.73 (Pushkin ) 232 1976 Alexander Pushkin , Russian poet WGPSN
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R Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Rabelais 60°32′S 61°49′W / 60.53°S 61.81°W / -60.53; -61.81 (Rabelais ) 154 1976 François Rabelais , French writer WGPSN Rachmaninoff 27°40′N 57°22′E / 27.66°N 57.37°E / 27.66; 57.37 (Rachmaninoff ) 305 2010 Sergei Rachmaninoff , Russian composer WGPSN Raden Saleh 2°04′N 158°50′E / 2.07°N 158.83°E / 2.07; 158.83 (Raden Saleh ) 23 2008 Raden Saleh , Javanese painter WGPSN Raditladi 27°09′N 119°04′E / 27.15°N 119.06°E / 27.15; 119.06 (Raditladi ) 258 2008 Leetile Disang Raditladi , Botswanan writer WGPSN Rajnis 4°22′N 96°13′W / 4.36°N 96.21°W / 4.36; -96.21 (Rajnis ) 80 1976 Rainis , Latvian writer WGPSN Remarque 84°56′N 6°28′W / 84.94°N 6.46°W / 84.94; -6.46 (Remarque ) 25.9 2013 Erich Maria Remarque , German author WGPSN Rameau 54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24 (Rameau ) 58 1976 Jean-Philippe Rameau , French composer WGPSN Raphael 20°25′S 76°21′W / 20.42°S 76.35°W / -20.42; -76.35 (Raphael ) 342 1976 Raphael , Italian artist WGPSN Ravel 12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°W / -12.01; -38.19 (Ravel ) 78 1985 Maurice Ravel , French composer WGPSN Rembrandt 32°53′S 87°52′E / 32.89°S 87.87°E / -32.89; 87.87 (Rembrandt ) 716 2009 Rembrandt , Dutch artist WGPSN Renoir 18°20′S 52°01′W / 18.34°S 52.01°W / -18.34; -52.01 (Renoir ) 220 1976 Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French artist WGPSN Repin 19°07′S 63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33 (Repin ) 95 1976 Ilya Yefimovich Repin , Russian artist WGPSN Riemenschneider 52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95 (Riemenschneider ) 183 1979 Tilman Riemenschneider , German sculptor WGPSN Rilke 44°49′S 12°34′W / 44.81°S 12.57°W / -44.81; -12.57 (Rilke ) 82 1976 Rainer Maria Rilke , German poet WGPSN Rimbaud 63°37′S 148°54′W / 63.62°S 148.9°W / -63.62; -148.9 (Rimbaud ) 78 1985 Arthur Rimbaud , French poet WGPSN Rikyū 79°55′N 22°44′W / 79.91°N 22.74°W / 79.91; -22.74 (Rikyū ) 22.4 2013 Sen no Rikyū , Japanese tea master WGPSN Rivera 69°17′N 32°11′E / 69.29°N 32.18°E / 69.29; 32.18 (Rivera ) 40 2015 Diego Rivera , Mexican painter WGPSN Rizal 82°29′N 146°59′W / 82.48°N 146.98°W / 82.48; -146.98 (Rivera ) 64 2019 José Rizal , Filipino writer WGPSN Rodin 21°43′N 18°53′W / 21.72°N 18.89°W / 21.72; -18.89 (Rodin ) 230 1976 Auguste Rodin , French sculptor WGPSN Roerich 84°23′S 58°56′W / 84.39°S 58.94°W / -84.39; -58.94 (Roerich ) 111.67 2013 Nicholas Roerich , Russian painter WGPSN Rubens 60°35′N 77°59′W / 60.58°N 77.99°W / 60.58; -77.99 (Rubens ) 158 1979 Peter Paul Rubens , French artist WGPSN Rublev 15°07′S 157°05′W / 15.12°S 157.08°W / -15.12; -157.08 (Rublev ) 129 1976 Andrei Rublev , Russian icon painter WGPSN Rūdaki 3°58′S 51°46′W / 3.97°S 51.76°W / -3.97; -51.76 (Rūdaki ) 124 1976 Rudaki , Persian poet WGPSN Rude 33°13′S 79°17′W / 33.22°S 79.29°W / -33.22; -79.29 (Rude ) 68 1985 François Rude , French sculptor WGPSN Rūmī 24°12′S 105°18′W / 24.2°S 105.3°W / -24.2; -105.3 (Rūmī ) 75 1985 Mawlana Rumi , Persian poet WGPSN Rustaveli 52°25′N 82°44′E / 52.41°N 82.74°E / 52.41; 82.74 (Rustaveli ) 200 2012 Shota Rustaveli , Georgian poet WGPSN Ruysch 10°42′S 94°07′E / 10.7°S 94.12°E / -10.7; 94.12 (Ruysch ) 64 2013 Rachel Ruysch , Netherland painter WGPSN
S Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Sadī 79°14′S 51°16′W / 79.24°S 51.26°W / -79.24; -51.26 (Sadī ) 66.54 1976 Saadi , Persian poet WGPSN Saikaku 71°58′N 177°58′W / 71.96°N 177.97°W / 71.96; -177.97 (Saikaku ) 64 1979 Ihara Saikaku , Japanese poet WGPSN Sander 42°26′N 154°34′E / 42.43°N 154.56°E / 42.43; 154.56 (Sander ) 47 2008 August Sander , German photographer WGPSN Sanai 13°22′S 6°59′W / 13.37°S 6.99°W / -13.37; -6.99 (Sanai ) 490 2014 Sanai , Persian poet WGPSN Sapkota 86°05′N 132°47′W / 86.09°N 132.79°W / 86.09; -132.79 (Sapkota ) 27.4 2015 Mahananda Sapkota , Nepalese poet WGPSN Sarmiento 29°16′S 170°25′E / 29.27°S 170.42°E / -29.27; 170.42 (Sarmiento ) 95 1979 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , Argentinian writer WGPSN Savage 8°35′S 93°25′E / 8.59°S 93.41°E / -8.59; 93.41 (Savage ) 93 2013 Augusta Savage , American sculptor WGPSN Sayat-Nova 27°59′S 122°42′W / 27.98°S 122.7°W / -27.98; -122.7 (Sayat-Nova ) 146 1979 Sayat-Nova , Armenian poet WGPSN Scarlatti 40°42′N 101°10′W / 40.7°N 101.16°W / 40.7; -101.16 (Scarlatti ) 132 1979 Domenico Scarlatti , Alessandro Scarlatti , Italian composers WGPSN Schoenberg 16°04′S 136°05′W / 16.06°S 136.08°W / -16.06; -136.08 (Schoenberg ) 28 1976 Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian composer WGPSN Schubert 43°13′S 54°16′W / 43.21°S 54.26°W / -43.21; -54.26 (Schubert ) 190 1976 Franz Schubert , Austrian composer WGPSN Scopas 81°16′S 174°43′E / 81.26°S 174.71°E / -81.26; 174.71 (Scopas ) 83.16 1976 Scopas , Ancient Greek sculptor and architect WGPSN Sei 64°37′S 88°35′W / 64.61°S 88.59°W / -64.61; -88.59 (Sei ) 137 1976 Sei Shōnagon , Japanese writer WGPSN Seuss 7°39′N 33°10′E / 7.65°N 33.16°E / 7.65; 33.16 (Seuss ) 64 2012 Theodor Seuss Geisel , American author and cartoonist WGPSN Shakespeare 48°06′N 152°15′W / 48.1°N 152.25°W / 48.1; -152.25 (Shakespeare ) 399 1979 William Shakespeare , English writer WGPSN Shelley 47°41′S 128°16′W / 47.69°S 128.27°W / -47.69; -128.27 (Shelley ) 171 1979 Percy Bysshe Shelley , English poet WGPSN Sher-Gil 45°16′S 134°44′E / 45.26°S 134.74°E / -45.26; 134.74 (Sher-Gil ) 77 2008 Amrita Sher-Gil , Indian painter WGPSN Shevchenko 53°38′S 46°01′W / 53.64°S 46.02°W / -53.64; -46.02 (Shevchenko ) 143 1976 Taras Shevchenko , Ukrainian poet WGPSN Sholem Aleichem 50°55′N 90°29′W / 50.92°N 90.48°W / 50.92; -90.48 (Sholem Aleichem ) 196 1979 Sholom Aleichem , Yiddish writer WGPSN Sibelius 49°30′S 145°22′W / 49.5°S 145.37°W / -49.5; -145.37 (Sibelius ) 94 1985 Jean Sibelius , Finnish composer WGPSN Simonides 29°08′S 44°51′W / 29.13°S 44.85°W / -29.13; -44.85 (Simonides ) 87 1985 Simonides of Ceos , Greek poet WGPSN Sinan 15°28′N 30°35′W / 15.46°N 30.59°W / 15.46; -30.59 (Sinan ) 134 1976 Mimar Sinan , Turkish architect WGPSN Smetana 48°15′S 70°10′W / 48.25°S 70.17°W / -48.25; -70.17 (Smetana ) 191 1985 Bedřich Smetana , Czech composer WGPSN Snorri 9°10′S 83°14′W / 9.17°S 83.24°W / -9.17; -83.24 (Snorri ) 21 1976 Snorri Sturluson , Icelandic poet WGPSN Sophocles 6°57′S 146°02′W / 6.95°S 146.04°W / -6.95; -146.04 (Sophocles ) 142 1976 Sophocles , Ancient Greek dramatist WGPSN Sor Juana 50°31′N 25°35′W / 50.51°N 25.59°W / 50.51; -25.59 (Sor Juana ) 102 1979 Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz , Mexican writer WGPSN Sōseki 39°19′N 38°46′W / 39.31°N 38.77°W / 39.31; -38.77 (Sōseki ) 92 1985 Natsume Sōseki , Japanese novelist WGPSN Sōtatsu 48°44′S 18°10′W / 48.73°S 18.17°W / -48.73; -18.17 (Sōtatsu ) 157 1976 Tawaraya Sōtatsu , Japanese artist WGPSN Sousa 46°41′N 0°38′E / 46.69°N 0.63°E / 46.69; 0.63 (Sousa ) 138 2012 John Philip Sousa , American bandmaster and composer WGPSN Spitteler 69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°W / -69.18; -60.26 (Spitteler ) 67 1976 Carl Spitteler , Swiss poet WGPSN Steichen 12°47′S 77°02′E / 12.79°S 77.04°E / -12.79; 77.04 (Steichen ) 196 2010 Edward Steichen , American photographer WGPSN Stevenson 2°03′N 143°53′W / 2.05°N 143.88°W / 2.05; -143.88 (Stevenson ) 134 2012 Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish author WGPSN Stieglitz 72°32′N 67°38′E / 72.54°N 67.63°E / 72.54; 67.63 (Stieglitz ) 100 2012 Alfred Stieglitz , American photographer WGPSN Strauss 70°25′N 285°32′E / 70.42°N 285.53°E / 70.42; 285.53 (Stieglitz ) 17 2019 Strauss family of musicians WGPSN Stravinsky 51°57′N 78°54′W / 51.95°N 78.9°W / 51.95; -78.9 (Stravinsky ) 129 1979 Igor Stravinsky , Russian composer WGPSN Strindberg 53°25′N 136°40′W / 53.41°N 136.67°W / 53.41; -136.67 (Strindberg ) 189 1979 August Strindberg , Swedish writer WGPSN Sullivan 16°11′S 86°53′W / 16.19°S 86.88°W / -16.19; -86.88 (Sullivan ) 153.23 1976 Louis Sullivan , American architect WGPSN Sūr Dās 46°59′S 93°34′W / 46.98°S 93.57°W / -46.98; -93.57 (Sūr Dās ) 131 1979 Sur , Hindu , poet WGPSN Surikov 36°59′S 124°54′W / 36.98°S 124.9°W / -36.98; -124.9 (Surikov ) 224 1979 Vasily Surikov , Russian artist WGPSN Sveinsdóttir 2°50′S 100°19′E / 2.83°S 100.32°E / -2.83; 100.32 (Sveinsdóttir ) 212.79 2008 Júlíana Sveinsdóttir , Icelandic artist WGPSN
T Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Takanobu 30°40′N 108°34′W / 30.66°N 108.56°W / 30.66; -108.56 (Takanobu ) 72 1985 Fujiwara no Takanobu , Japanese poet WGPSN Takayoshi 37°14′S 163°49′W / 37.23°S 163.82°W / -37.23; -163.82 (Takayoshi ) 136 1979 Fujiwara no Takayoshi, Japanese painter WGPSN Tansen 4°07′N 71°40′W / 4.11°N 71.67°W / 4.11; -71.67 (Tansen ) 27 1976 Tansen , Hindustani composer WGPSN Thākur 3°03′S 64°34′W / 3.05°S 64.57°W / -3.05; -64.57 (Thākur ) 111 1976 Rabindranath Tagore , Indian writer WGPSN Theophanes 5°01′S 142°47′W / 5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78 (Theophanes ) 46 1976 Theophanes the Greek , icon painter WGPSN Thoreau 5°56′N 132°38′W / 5.94°N 132.64°W / 5.94; -132.64 (Thoreau ) 72 1985 Henry David Thoreau , American poet WGPSN Tintoretto 47°59′S 22°57′W / 47.99°S 22.95°W / -47.99; -22.95 (Tintoretto ) 94 1976 Tintoretto , Italian artist WGPSN Titian 3°41′S 42°32′W / 3.69°S 42.53°W / -3.69; -42.53 (Titian ) 109 1976 Titian , Italian artist WGPSN To Ngoc Van 52°29′N 111°42′W / 52.49°N 111.7°W / 52.49; -111.7 (To Ngoc Van ) 71 2009 To Ngoc Van , Vietnamese painter WGPSN Tolkien 88°49′N 148°55′E / 88.82°N 148.92°E / 88.82; 148.92 (Tolkien ) 50 2012 J. R. R. Tolkien , English writer WGPSN Tolstoj 16°14′S 164°38′W / 16.23°S 164.64°W / -16.23; -164.64 (Tolstoj ) 355 1976 Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer WGPSN Travers 28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°W / -28.0; -329.1 (Tolstoj ) 164 2018 Pamela Lyndon Travers , British writer WGPSN Tsʻai Wen-Chi 23°28′N 23°09′W / 23.47°N 23.15°W / 23.47; -23.15 (Tsʻai Wen-Chi ) 124 1976 Cai Wenji , Chinese poet and composer WGPSN Tsʻao Chan 13°19′S 142°21′W / 13.31°S 142.35°W / -13.31; -142.35 (Tsʻao Chan ) 110 1976 Cao Xueqin , Chinese novelist WGPSN Tsurayuki 62°59′S 20°20′W / 62.99°S 20.34°W / -62.99; -20.34 (Tsurayuki ) 83 1976 Ki no Tsurayuki , Japanese writer WGPSN Tung Yüan 75°01′N 62°50′W / 75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83 (Tung Yüan ) 60.46 1979 Dong Yuan , Chinese artist WGPSN Turgenev 65°41′N 136°16′W / 65.68°N 136.26°W / 65.68; -136.26 (Turgenev ) 136 1979 Ivan Turgenev , Russian writer WGPSN Tyagaraja 3°53′N 148°54′W / 3.89°N 148.9°W / 3.89; -148.9 (Tyagaraja ) 97 1976 Tyāgarāja , Indian composer WGPSN Tryggvadóttir 89°33′N 171°34′W / 89.55°N 171.56°W / 89.55; -171.56 (Tryggvadóttir ) 31 2012 Nína Tryggvadóttir , Icelandic artist WGPSN
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V Crater Coordinates Diameter (km) Approval Year Eponym Ref Vālmiki 23°35′S 141°25′W / 23.58°S 141.41°W / -23.58; -141.41 (Vālmiki ) 210 1976 Valmiki , Indian poet WGPSN Van Dijck 75°48′N 166°38′W / 75.8°N 166.63°W / 75.8; -166.63 (Van Dijck ) 101.53 1979 Anthony van Dyck , Flemish artist WGPSN Van Eyck 43°13′N 159°26′W / 43.22°N 159.43°W / 43.22; -159.43 (Van Eyck ) 271 1979 Jan van Eyck , Flemish artist WGPSN Van Gogh 76°53′S 138°41′W / 76.88°S 138.68°W / -76.88; -138.68 (van Gogh ) 99 1976 Vincent van Gogh , Dutch artist WGPSN Varma 80°02′N 18°58′W / 80.04°N 18.97°W / 80.04; -18.97 (Varma ) 30 2013 Raja Ravi Varma , Indian painter WGPSN Vazov 65°24′S 212°20′W / 65.4°S 212.33°W / -65.4; -212.33 (Vazov ) 33 2020 Ivan Vazov , Bulgarian poet WGPSN Velázquez 37°35′N 55°26′W / 37.59°N 55.43°W / 37.59; -55.43 (Velázquez ) 128 1979 Diego Velázquez , Spanish painter WGPSN Verdi 64°22′N 169°43′W / 64.36°N 169.71°W / 64.36; -169.71 (Verdi ) 145 1979 Giuseppe Verdi , Italian composer WGPSN Veronese 5°18′N 55°57′W / 5.3°N 55.95°W / 5.3; -55.95 (Veronese ) 45 2021 Paolo Veronese , Italian painter WGPSN Vieira da Silva 1°32′N 123°25′W / 1.54°N 123.41°W / 1.54; -123.41 (Vieira da Silva ) 274 2013 Maria Helena Vieira da Silva , Portuguese-French painter WGPSN Villa-Lobos 5°16′N 6°47′E / 5.27°N 6.79°E / 5.27; 6.79 (Villa-Lobos ) 67 2015 Heitor Villa-Lobos , Brazilian composer WGPSN Vincente 56°45′S 142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W / -56.75; -142.96 (Vincente ) 108 1979 Gil Vicente , Portuguese writer WGPSN Vivaldi 13°46′N 85°55′W / 13.76°N 85.92°W / 13.76; -85.92 (Vivaldi ) 213 1976 Antonio Vivaldi , Italian composer WGPSN Vlaminck 28°29′N 13°31′W / 28.48°N 13.51°W / 28.48; -13.51 (Vlaminck ) 82 1985 Maurice de Vlaminck , French painter WGPSN Vonnegut 82°43′N 249°55′W / 82.72°N 249.91°W / 82.72; -249.91 (Vlaminck ) 26.61 2017 Kurt Vonnegut , American writer WGPSN Vyāsa 49°47′N 84°37′W / 49.79°N 84.62°W / 49.79; -84.62 (Vyāsa ) 297 1979 Vyasa , Indian poet WGPSN
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Terminology As on the Moon and Mars , sequences of craters and basins of differing relative ages provide the best means of establishing stratigraphic order on Mercury.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Overlap relations among many large mercurian craters and basins are clearer than those on the Moon. Therefore, as this map shows, we can build up many local stratigraphic columns involving both crater or basin materials and nearby plains materials.
Over all of Mercury, the crispness of crater rims and the morphology of their walls, central peaks, ejecta deposits, and secondary-crater fields have undergone systematic changes with time. The youngest craters or basins in a local stratigraphic sequence have the sharpest, crispest appearance. The oldest craters consist only of shallow depressions with slightly raised, rounded rims, some incomplete. On this basis, five age categories of craters and basins have been mapped; the characteristics of each are listed in the explanation. In addition, secondary crater fields are preserved around proportionally far more craters and basins on Mercury than on the Moon or Mars, and are particularly useful in determining overlap relations and degree of modification.
Because only limited photographic evidence was available from Mariner 10 ' s three flybys of the planet, these divisions are often tentative. The five crater groups, from youngest to oldest, are:
c5: Fresh-appearing, sharp-rimmed, rayed craters . Highest albedo in map area; haloes and rays may extend many crater diameters from rim crests. Superposed on all other map units. Generally smaller and fewer than older craters. c4: Fresh but slightly modified craters—Similar in morphology to c5 craters but without bright haloes or rays; sharp rim crests; continuous ejecta blankets; very few superposed secondary craters . Floors consist of crater or smooth plains materials. c3: Modified craters—Rim crest continuous but slightly rounded and subdued. Ejecta blanket generally less extensive than those of younger craters of similar size. Superposed craters and rays common; smooth plains and intermediate plains materials cover floors of many craters. Central peaks more common than in c4 craters, probably because of larger average size of c3 craters. c2: Subdued craters—Low-rimmed, relatively shallow craters, many with discontinuous rim crests. Floors covered by smooth plains and intermediate plains materials. Crater density of ejecta blankets similar to that of intermediate plains material. c1 Degraded craters—Similar to c2 crater material but more deteriorated; many superposed craters.
See also
Note ^ a b The total number of features also includes names that have been dropped or not yet unapproved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
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