 MESSENGER image of Izquierdo, with Izquierdo and neighboring Sveinsdóttir and Beagle Rupes labelled in the bottom inset | |
| Feature type | Impact crater |
|---|---|
| Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 1°40′S 252°58′W / 1.66°S 252.96°W |
| Diameter | 174 km (108 mi) |
| Eponym | María Izquierdo |
Izquierdo is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2009, for the Mexican painter María Izquierdo.[1] The floor of Izquierdo is smooth, the result of having been partially filled with volcanic lava. Circular outlines of the rims of “ghost craters” – smaller, older craters that have been largely buried by the lavas that infilled the basin – are visible in a few places on Izquierdo's floor. The remnants of a buried inner ring are also barely discernible in spots, and it is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2] There have been more recent impacts into the floor of Izquierdo, resulting in some small, sharply defined craters.[3]
Izquierdo is located to the east of Beagle Rupes and Sveinsdóttir crater. To the south is the crater Manley.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Izquierdo". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
- ^ "Mercury's Izquierdo: An Impact Basin Newly Named for the Mexican Painter". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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