Verdi (crater)

Coordinates: 64°22′N 169°43′W / 64.36°N 169.71°W / 64.36; -169.71
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Verdi
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MESSENGER WAC image
Feature typeCentral-peak impact crater
LocationShakespeare quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates64°22′N 169°43′W / 64.36°N 169.71°W / 64.36; -169.71
Diameter145 km (90 mi)
EponymGiuseppe Verdi

Verdi is an impact crater on the planet Mercury. It was named after Italian Romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) in 1979, as recognized by the International Astronomical Union.[1] The crater's extensive ejecta blanket and secondary crater field are superposed on plains materials and older craters.

Verdi lies in the northern section of the

terraced walls" and has several secondary craters.[4]
Another key feature of the crater is its discontinuous inner rings.

Verdi was first imaged by Mariner 10, a robotic space probe launched in the early 1970s to survey Venus and Mercury.[5] Verdi and most of the planet's other craters were photographed in 2011 by the MESSENGER mission, a probe sent by NASA to orbit and photograph the planet.[3]

Verdi is one of several

Francois Couperin).[6] A number of Mercurian craters are named after historic cultural figures from different fields, including literature, philosophy, and art, but others feature names from popular culture, including Walt Disney (Disney crater) and Muddy Waters (Waters crater).[7]

References

  1. USGS
    . Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ISBN 9780521867115
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  3. ^ a b "Verdi's encore". Messenger. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Appreciating Mercury's Brahms". NASA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Meet Joe Green". NASA. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Map of Shakespeare quadrangle" (PDF). IAU. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ^ Rannals, Lee (21 December 2012). "Disney name goes interplanetary with impact crater identity". redorbit. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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