Caravaggio is a large crater on Mercury. The crater was named after the Italian painter Caravaggio by the IAU in 2013.[1]
 MESSENGER NAC image, acquired on third flyby in September 2009 | |
| Feature type | Peak-ring impact basin |
|---|---|
| Location | Eminescu quadrangle, Mercury |
| Coordinates | 3°11′N 272°46′W / 3.18°N 272.76°W |
| Diameter | 185 km |
| Eponym | Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio |
Caravaggio is one of 110 peak ring basins on Mercury.[2]
The scarps Blossom Rupes cut across the southern rim of Caravaggio and extend to the southeast a further 400 km to the crater Savage.[3]
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WAC mosaic -
NAC mosaic at low sun angle -
Approximate color image
References
edit- ^ "Caravaggio". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Chapman, C. R., Baker, D. M. H., Barnouin, O. S., Fassett, C. I., Marchie, S., Merline, W. J., Ostrach, L. R., Prockter, L. M., and Strom, R. G., 2018. Impact Cratering of Mercury. In Mercury: The View After MESSENGER edited by Sean C. Solomon, Larry R. Nittler, and Brian J. Anderson. Cambridge Planetary Science. Chapter 9.
- ^ "Blossom Rupes". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. IAU/NASA/USGS. Retrieved 1 May 2024.