Rublev (crater)

Rublev
MESSENGER NAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates15°07′S 157°05′W / 15.12°S 157.08°W / -15.12; -157.08
QuadrangleTolstoj
Diameter129.0 km (80.2 mi)
EponymAndrei Rublev
Crater with ray system on rim of Rublev crater

Rublev is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1976. Rublev is named for the Russian painter Andrei Rublev.[1]

Rublev is located east of the large and stratigraphically important Tolstoj basin, and overlies its ejecta blanket.

An unnamed crater with a bright ray system lies on the south rim of Rublev.

Due south of Rublev is the crater Eitoku.

References

  1. ^ "Rublev". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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