Grainger (crater)
 MESSENGER mosaic | |
| Planet | Mercury |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°05′S 255°11′W / 44.09°S 255.19°W |
| Quadrangle | Neruda |
| Diameter | 113 km (70 mi) |
| Eponym | Percy Grainger |
Grainger is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2012, after the Australian-born composer George Percy Aldridge Grainger.[1]
Grainger has a rather prominent central peak, which rises above much of the rim of the crater.[2] There is slumping evident around much of the outer rim.
There are irregular depressions with a halo of high-albedo material in the northeast quadrant of the crater, which may be volcanic in nature.[3]
The large Rembrandt basin is to the northwest of Grainger, and to the northeast is Beckett crater.
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Oblique view from MESSENGER -
Slightly oblique exaggerated color view from MESSENGER, with Grainger in lower left
References
- ^ "Grainger". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ JMARS software, Colorized Shade 2km (USGS) topographic layer for Mercury
- ^ Gillis-Davis, Jeffrey J.; Blewett, David T.; Gaskell, Robert W.; Denevi, Brett W.; Robinson, Mark S.; Strom, Robert G.; Solomon, Sean C.; Sprague, Ann L. (2009). "Pit-floor craters on Mercury: Evidence of near-surface igneous activity". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 285 (3–4): 243–250. Bibcode:2009E&PSL.285..243G. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2009.05.023.
