Rubens (crater)

Rubens
Oblique MESSENGER WAC image
PlanetMercury
Coordinates60°35′N 77°59′W / 60.58°N 77.99°W / 60.58; -77.99
QuadrangleVictoria
Diameter158 km (98 mi)
EponymPeter Paul Rubens

Rubens is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979, after Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.[1] The crater was first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974.[2]

The crater Monteverdi is to the north of Rubens. Stravinsky is to the south and Duccio is to the east.

References

  1. ^ "Rubens". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ Davies, M. E.; Dwornik, S. E.; Gault, D. E.; Strom, R. G. (1978). Atlas of Mercury. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. pp. 1–128. ISBN 978-1-114-27448-8. Special Publication SP-423.


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