Dürer (crater)

Dürer
	Photo of Dürer crater (top left) by MESSENGER
Planet	Mercury
Coordinates	21.9°N 119.0°W
Quadrangle	Shakespeare quadrangle
Diameter	195 km
Eponym	Albrecht Dürer

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]

Another view from MESSENGER with Dürer in the foreground

References

Moore, Patrick (2000). The Data Book of Astronomy. Institute of Physics Publishing. ISBN 0-7503-0620-3.
"Durer". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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