Van Dijck (crater)

Van Dijck
MESSENGER WAC mosaic
PlanetMercury
Coordinates75°48′N 166°38′W / 75.80°N 166.63°W / 75.80; -166.63
QuadrangleBorealis
Diameter101.53 km (63.09 mi)
EponymAnthony van Dyck
Oblique view

Van Dijck is a crater on Mercury, located near the north pole. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 1979. Van Dijck is named for Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck.[1]

To the southwest of Van Dijck is Saikaku crater. To the south is Nizāmī, and to the northeast is Purcell.

References

  1. ^ "Van Dijck". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/USGS/NASA. Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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