Vieira da Silva (crater)

Vieira da Silva
MESSENGER NAC mosaic showing most of the crater
PlanetMercury
Coordinates1°32′N 123°25′W / 1.54°N 123.41°W / 1.54; -123.41
QuadrangleBeethoven
Diameter274 km (170 mi)
EponymMaria Helena Vieira da Silva
Vieira da Silva crater is the circular region to the left. The rays of Mena are prominent.

Vieira da Silva is a large crater on Mercury. Its name was adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in 2013. The crater is named for the Portuguese abstract painter Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.[1]

The small, rayed crater Mena lies within Vieira da Silva. To the west are Thoreau and Lysippus craters.

References

  1. ^ "Vieira da Silva". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. NASA. Retrieved 19 August 2021.