Calvino (crater)

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Mosaic of MESSENGER NAC images focused on Calvino
Feature typeImpact crater
LocationKuiper quadrangle, Mercury
Coordinates3°59′S 56°02′W / 3.99°S 56.03°W / -3.99; -56.03
Diameter67 km
EponymItalo Calvino

Calvino is a crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the IAU in 2016, after the Italian writer Italo Calvino.[1]

Calvino lies in the center of Sihtu Planitia, and Rūdaki crater is to the east.

Views

  • Mariner 10 image of Calvino and vicinity
    Mariner 10 image of Calvino and vicinity
  • Calvino crater at center of each image. The left image was created by combining WAC images from three narrow-band color filters to approximate Mercury's color as it would be seen by the human eye. The right image used a statistical analysis of all 11 WAC filters to highlight subtle color differences on the surface.[2]
    Calvino crater at center of each image. The left image was created by combining WAC images from three narrow-band color filters to approximate Mercury's color as it would be seen by the human eye. The right image used a statistical analysis of all 11 WAC filters to highlight subtle color differences on the surface.[2]
  • Mosaic of MESSENGER NAC images. Some hollows are visible on the central peak complex.
    Mosaic of MESSENGER NAC images. Some hollows are visible on the central peak complex.

References

  1. ^ Calvino, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
  2. ^ "MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-05-02.


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