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Mercurian: 414 craters (7.9%)
Lunar: 1,624 craters (31.1%)
Martian: 1,092 craters (20.9%)
Venusian: 900 craters (17.2%)
Others: 1,198 craters (22.9%)
This is a list of named craters on Mercury , the innermost planet of the Solar System (for other features, see list of geological features on Mercury ) .[ 2] Most Mercurian craters are named after famous writers, artists and composers. According to the rules by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature , all new craters must be named after an artist that was famous for more than fifty years, and dead for more than three years, before the date they are named.[ 6] Craters larger than 250 km in diameter are referred to as "basins" (also see § Terminology ) .[ 7] [ 8]
As of 2021, there are 414 named Mercurian craters,[ 2] a small fraction of the total number of named Solar System craters, most of which are lunar , Martian and Venerian craters.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ a]
Other, non-planetary bodies with numerous named craters include Callisto (141 ), Ganymede (131 ), Rhea (128), Vesta (90), Ceres (90), Dione (73), Iapetus (58), Enceladus (53), Tethys (50) and Europa (41 ). For a full list, see List of craters in the Solar System .
Map of named mercury craters
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Abedin
61°44′N 10°40′W / 61.73°N 10.66°W / 61.73; -10.66 (Abedin )
116.23
2009
Zainul Abedin , Bangladeshi painter
WGPSN
Abu Nuwas
17°38′N 21°11′W / 17.63°N 21.19°W / 17.63; -21.19 (Abu Nuwas )
117
1976
Abu Nuwas , Arabic poet
WGPSN
Africanus Horton
50°58′S 41°11′W / 50.96°S 41.19°W / -50.96; -41.19 (Africanus Horton )
140
1976
Africanus Horton , Sierra Leonean writer
WGPSN
Ahmad Baba
58°20′N 128°21′W / 58.33°N 128.35°W / 58.33; -128.35 (Ahmad Baba )
126
1979
Ahmad Baba al Massufi , West African writer
WGPSN
Ailey
45°35′N 177°55′E / 45.58°N 177.92°E / 45.58; 177.92 (Ailey )
23
2012
Alvin Ailey , American choreographer
WGPSN
Aksakov
34°43′N 78°44′W / 34.71°N 78.74°W / 34.71; -78.74 (Aksakov )
174
2012
Sergey Aksakov , Russian author
WGPSN
Akutagawa
48°15′N 141°05′W / 48.25°N 141.09°W / 48.25; -141.09 (Akutagawa )
106
2015
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , Japanese writer
WGPSN
Al-Akhtal
59°23′N 99°43′W / 59.38°N 99.71°W / 59.38; -99.71 (Al-Akhtal )
94.29
1985
Akhtal , Arab poet
WGPSN
Alencar
63°38′S 103°47′W / 63.64°S 103.78°W / -63.64; -103.78 (Alencar )
106
1979
José de Alencar , Brazilian novelist
WGPSN
Al-Hamadhani
39°11′N 91°46′W / 39.19°N 91.76°W / 39.19; -91.76 (Al-Hamadhani )
164
1979
Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani , Arab writer
WGPSN
Al-Jāhiz
1°22′N 21°46′W / 1.36°N 21.76°W / 1.36; -21.76 (Al-Jāhiz )
83
1976
Al-Jahiz , Arab author
WGPSN
Alver
66°58′S 77°15′E / 66.97°S 77.25°E / -66.97; 77.25 (Alver )
151
2013
Betti Alver , Estonian poet
WGPSN
Amaral
26°29′S 117°49′E / 26.49°S 117.82°E / -26.49; 117.82 (Amaral )
105
2008
Tarsila do Amaral , Brazilian artist
WGPSN
Amru Al-Qays
12°26′N 176°07′W / 12.43°N 176.11°W / 12.43; -176.11 (Amru Al-Qays )
47
1976
Imru Al-Qays Ibn Hujr , Arabic poet
WGPSN
Andal
47°31′S 37°43′W / 47.52°S 37.71°W / -47.52; -37.71 (Andal )
109
1976
Aandaal , Tamil writer
WGPSN
Aneirin
27°28′S 2°41′W / 27.47°S 2.68°W / -27.47; -2.68 (Aneirin )
467
2014
Aneirin , Welsh poet (6th century)
WGPSN
Angelou
80°19′N 66°43′W / 80.32°N 66.71°W / 80.32; -66.71 (Angelou )
18
2019
Maya Angelou , American author and poet
WGPSN
Anguissola
80°41′N 217°21′W / 80.69°N 217.35°W / 80.69; -217.35 (Anguissola )
35
2017
Sofonisba Anguissola , Italian painter
WGPSN
Anyte
79°30′N 210°40′W / 79.5°N 210.67°W / 79.5; -210.67 (Anyte )
20
2017
Anyte of Tegea , Greek poet
WGPSN
Apollodorus
30°32′N 163°17′E / 30.54°N 163.28°E / 30.54; 163.28 (Apollodorus )
41
2008
Apollodorus of Damascus , Ancient Greek architect
WGPSN
Aristoxenus
83°56′N 17°28′W / 83.93°N 17.46°W / 83.93; -17.46 (Aristoxenus )
52
1979
Aristoxenus , Ancient Greek writer
WGPSN
Aśvaghoṣa
10°37′N 21°29′W / 10.61°N 21.49°W / 10.61; -21.49 (Aśvaghoṣa )
88
1976
Aśvaghoṣa , Sanskrit , poet
WGPSN
Atget
25°34′N 166°23′E / 25.57°N 166.38°E / 25.57; 166.38 (Atget )
100
2008
Eugène Atget , French photographer
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Bach
69°52′S 103°01′W / 69.86°S 103.01°W / -69.86; -103.01 (Bach )
214.29
1976
Johann Sebastian Bach , German composer
WGPSN
Bagryana
3°53′S 283°44′W / 3.89°S 283.73°W / -3.89; -283.73 (Bagryana )
101
2015
Elisaveta Bagryana , Bulgarian poet
WGPSN
Balagtas
22°34′S 13°54′W / 22.56°S 13.9°W / -22.56; -13.9 (Balagtas )
104
1976
Francisco Balagtas , Filipino poet
WGPSN
Balanchine
38°28′N 175°31′E / 38.47°N 175.52°E / 38.47; 175.52 (Balanchine )
38
2012
George Balanchine , Georgian choreographer
WGPSN
Baranauskas
50°44′N 39°46′W / 50.73°N 39.76°W / 50.73; -39.76 (Baranauskas )
36
2015
Antanas Baranauskas , Lithuanian poet
WGPSN
Barney
11°41′S 59°43′E / 11.69°S 59.71°E / -11.69; 59.71 (Barney )
29
2013
Natalie Clifford Barney , American-French playwright, poet, and novelist
WGPSN
Balzac
10°37′N 144°40′W / 10.62°N 144.67°W / 10.62; -144.67 (Balzac )
67
1976
Honoré de Balzac , French writer
WGPSN
Bartók
29°13′S 135°04′W / 29.22°S 135.06°W / -29.22; -135.06 (Bartók )
118
1979
Béla Bartók , Hungarian composer
WGPSN
Barma
40°56′S 163°29′W / 40.93°S 163.49°W / -40.93; -163.49 (Barma )
123
1982
Postnik "Barma" Yakovlev , Russian architect
WGPSN
Bashō
32°23′S 170°27′W / 32.39°S 170.45°W / -32.39; -170.45 (Bashō )
75
1979
Matsuo Bashō , Japanese poet
WGPSN
Bechet
83°05′N 93°40′W / 83.08°N 93.66°W / 83.08; -93.66 (Bechet )
17.6
2013
Sidney Bechet , American jazz musician and composer
WGPSN
Beckett
40°12′S 111°17′E / 40.2°S 111.29°E / -40.2; 111.29 (Beckett )
60
2008
Clarice Beckett , Australian painter
WGPSN
Beethoven
20°52′S 124°13′W / 20.86°S 124.21°W / -20.86; -124.21 (Beethoven )
630
1976
Ludwig van Beethoven , German composer
WGPSN
Bek
21°10′N 50°59′W / 21.16°N 50.99°W / 21.16; -50.99 (Bek )
32
2010
Bek , Egyptian sculptor
WGPSN
Belinskij
77°05′S 103°55′W / 77.09°S 103.92°W / -77.09; -103.92 (Belinskij )
70.67
1985
Vissarion Belinsky , Russian literary critic
WGPSN
Bellini
33°46′S 272°50′W / 33.77°S 272.83°W / -33.77; -272.83 (Bellini )
45
2019
Giovanni Bellini , Italian painter
WGPSN
Bello
18°52′S 120°11′W / 18.87°S 120.18°W / -18.87; -120.18 (Bello )
139
1976
Andrés Bello , Venezuelan writer
WGPSN
Benoit
7°29′N 104°21′E / 7.48°N 104.35°E / 7.48; 104.35 (Benoit )
40
2009
Rigaud Benoit , Haitian artist
WGPSN
Berkel
13°44′S 26°49′E / 13.73°S 26.81°E / -13.73; 26.81 (Berkel )
23
2009
Sabri Berkel , Turkish painter
WGPSN
Berlioz
79°20′N 38°50′E / 79.33°N 38.83°E / 79.33; 38.83 (Berlioz )
31.44
2013
Hector Berlioz , French composer
WGPSN
Bernini
80°19′S 140°58′W / 80.32°S 140.97°W / -80.32; -140.97 (Bernini )
168.13
1976
Gian Lorenzo Bernini , Italian sculptor
WGPSN
Berry
70°34′N 247°16′W / 70.57°N 247.27°W / 70.57; -247.27 (Berry )
25
2020
Chuck Berry , American singer and songwriter
WGPSN
Bjornson
73°07′N 113°59′W / 73.11°N 113.99°W / 73.11; -113.99 (Bjornson )
75.93
1985
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Norwegian poet
WGPSN
Boccaccio
80°59′S 23°01′W / 80.99°S 23.01°W / -80.99; -23.01 (Boccaccio )
151.95
1976
Giovanni Boccaccio , Italian writer
WGPSN
Boethius
0°59′S 73°38′W / 0.98°S 73.64°W / -0.98; -73.64 (Boethius )
114
1976
Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius , Roman philosopher
WGPSN
Botticelli
63°38′N 112°21′W / 63.63°N 112.35°W / 63.63; -112.35 (Botticelli )
136.35
1979
Sandro Botticelli , Italian artist
WGPSN
Boznańska
59°38′N 40°45′W / 59.64°N 40.75°W / 59.64; -40.75 (Boznańska )
72
2015
Olga Boznańska , Polish painter
WGPSN
Brahms
58°19′N 177°22′W / 58.32°N 177.36°W / 58.32; -177.36 (Brahms )
100
1979
Johannes Brahms , German composer
WGPSN
Bramante
47°14′S 61°33′W / 47.23°S 61.55°W / -47.23; -61.55 (Bramante )
156
1976
Donato Bramante , Italian architect
WGPSN
Brontë
38°23′N 127°04′W / 38.39°N 127.06°W / 38.39; -127.06 (Brontë )
68
1976
The Brontë family , English writers and artists
WGPSN
Brooks
45°13′S 168°01′W / 45.22°S 168.02°W / -45.22; -168.02 (Brooks )
34
2015
Gwendolyn Brooks , American poet and novelist
WGPSN
Bruegel
49°44′N 109°28′W / 49.73°N 109.46°W / 49.73; -109.46 (Bruegel )
72
1985
Pieter Bruegel the Elder , Flemish painter
WGPSN
Brunelleschi
8°56′S 22°31′W / 8.94°S 22.51°W / -8.94; -22.51 (Brunelleschi )
128.57
1976
Filippo Brunelleschi , Italian architect
WGPSN
Bunin
84°28′N 141°46′W / 84.47°N 141.76°W / 84.47; -141.76 (Bunin )
37
2019
Ivan Bunin , Russian author
WGPSN
Burke
85°55′N 171°34′W / 85.91°N 171.56°W / 85.91; -171.56 (Burke )
28.5
2015
Billie Burke , American actress
WGPSN
Burns
54°06′N 117°22′W / 54.1°N 117.37°W / 54.1; -117.37 (Burns )
43
1985
Robert Burns , Scottish poet
WGPSN
Byron
8°26′S 33°00′W / 8.44°S 33°W / -8.44; -33 (Byron )
106.58
1976
Lord Byron , English poet
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Calder
3°31′N 12°45′E / 3.51°N 12.75°E / 3.51; 12.75 (Calder )
24
2013
Alexander Calder , American sculptor
WGPSN
Callicrates
66°31′S 30°22′W / 66.51°S 30.37°W / -66.51; -30.37 (Callicrates )
68
1976
Kallicrates , Ancient Greek architect
WGPSN
Calvino
3°59′S 56°02′W / 3.99°S 56.03°W / -3.99; -56.03 (Calvino )
67
2009
Italo Calvino , Italian writer
WGPSN
Camões
71°25′S 68°23′W / 71.42°S 68.39°W / -71.42; -68.39 (Camões )
70
1976
Luís de Camões , Portuguese writer
WGPSN
Canova
25°36′N 3°43′W / 25.6°N 3.71°W / 25.6; -3.71 (Canova )
46
2018
Antonio Canova , Italian sculptor
WGPSN
Capote
21°06′S 72°25′E / 21.1°S 72.41°E / -21.1; 72.41 (Capote )
88
2013
Truman Capote , American Author
WGPSN
Caravaggio
3°11′N 87°14′E / 3.18°N 87.24°E / 3.18; 87.24 (Caravaggio )
185
2013
Michelangelo Merisi Caravaggio , Italian painter
WGPSN
Carducci
36°32′S 90°23′W / 36.54°S 90.39°W / -36.54; -90.39 (Carducci )
108.19
1976
Giosuè Carducci , Italian poet
WGPSN
Carleton
52°12′S 306°36′W / 52.2°S 306.6°W / -52.2; -306.6 (Carleton )
177
2018
William Carleton , Irish writer
WGPSN
Carolan
83°53′N 31°46′E / 83.88°N 31.77°E / 83.88; 31.77 (Carolan )
24.34
2015
Turlough Carolan , Irish composer and performer
WGPSN
Caruso
2°20′S 76°22′W / 2.33°S 76.36°W / -2.33; -76.36 (Caruso )
31
2013
Enrico Caruso , Italian singer
WGPSN
Carvalho
26°49′N 51°37′W / 26.82°N 51.61°W / 26.82; -51.61 (Carvalho )
90
Beth Carvalho , Brazilian musician
WGPSN
Castiglione
40°52′S 87°58′E / 40.87°S 87.96°E / -40.87; 87.96 (Castiglione )
80
2015
Giuseppe Castiglione , Italian painter
WGPSN
Catullus
21°54′N 67°33′W / 21.9°N 67.55°W / 21.9; -67.55 (Catullus )
100.2
2012
Gaius Valerius Catullus , Roman poet
WGPSN
Cervantes
76°05′S 124°16′W / 76.09°S 124.26°W / -76.09; -124.26 (Cervantes )
213.16
1976
Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish writer
WGPSN
Cézanne
8°28′S 123°41′W / 8.47°S 123.69°W / -8.47; -123.69 (Cézanne )
67
1985
Paul Cézanne , French painter
WGPSN
Chaikovskij
7°52′N 50°56′W / 7.86°N 50.93°W / 7.86; -50.93 (Chaikovskij )
171
1976
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Russian composer
WGPSN
Chao Meng-Fu
88°25′S 156°22′W / 88.42°S 156.36°W / -88.42; -156.36 (Chao Meng-Fu )
140.73
1976
Zhao Mengfu , Chinese artist
WGPSN
Chekhov
36°12′S 61°14′W / 36.2°S 61.23°W / -36.2; -61.23 (Chekhov )
194
1976
Anton Chekhov , Russian playwright and writer
WGPSN
Chesterton
88°31′N 126°54′W / 88.51°N 126.9°W / 88.51; -126.9 (Chesterton )
37.23
2012
Gilbert Keith Chesterton , English author
WGPSN
Chiang Kʻui
14°43′N 102°48′W / 14.71°N 102.8°W / 14.71; -102.8 (Chiang Kʻui )
41
1976
Jiang Kui , Chinese poet
WGPSN
Chŏng Chʼŏl
46°52′N 117°19′W / 46.87°N 117.31°W / 46.87; -117.31 (Chŏng Chʼŏl )
143
1979
Jeong Cheol , Korean poet
WGPSN
Chopin
65°27′S 123°24′W / 65.45°S 123.4°W / -65.45; -123.4 (Chopin )
131
1976
Frédéric Chopin , Polish composer
WGPSN
Chu Ta
2°02′N 105°40′W / 2.04°N 105.66°W / 2.04; -105.66 (Chu Ta )
100
1976
Zhu Da , Chinese painter
WGPSN
Coleridge
55°40′S 66°36′W / 55.67°S 66.6°W / -55.67; -66.6 (Coleridge )
112
1976
Samuel Taylor Coleridge , English poet
WGPSN
Copland
37°38′N 72°59′E / 37.63°N 72.99°E / 37.63; 72.99 (Copland )
208
2010
Aaron Copland , American composer
WGPSN
Copley
38°38′S 86°01′W / 38.63°S 86.01°W / -38.63; -86.01 (Copley )
34
1976
John Singleton Copley , American painter
WGPSN
Couperin
29°44′N 151°56′W / 29.74°N 151.94°W / 29.74; -151.94 (Couperin )
80
1979
The Couperin family of French musicians
WGPSN
Cunningham
30°25′N 157°04′E / 30.41°N 157.07°E / 30.41; 157.07 (Cunningham )
37
2008
Imogen Cunningham , American photographer
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Dali
45°10′N 119°44′E / 45.16°N 119.74°E / 45.16; 119.74 (Dali )
176
2008
Salvador Dalí , Spanish painter
WGPSN
Damer
36°22′N 115°49′W / 36.36°N 115.81°W / 36.36; -115.81 (Damer )
60
2013
Anne Seymour Damer , English sculptor
WGPSN
Darío
26°17′S 9°31′W / 26.28°S 9.51°W / -26.28; -9.51 (Darío )
151
1976
Rubén Darío , Nicaraguan writer
WGPSN
David
17°40′S 67°52′E / 17.66°S 67.87°E / -17.66; 67.87 (David )
23
2013
Jacques-Louis David , French painter
WGPSN
de Graft
22°03′N 1°53′E / 22.05°N 1.89°E / 22.05; 1.89 (de Graft )
68
2009
Joe de Graft , Ghanaian playwright
WGPSN
Debussy
33°57′S 12°32′E / 33.95°S 12.54°E / -33.95; 12.54 (Debussy )
81
2010
Claude Debussy , French composer
WGPSN
Degas
37°05′N 127°20′W / 37.08°N 127.34°W / 37.08; -127.34 (Degas )
54
1979
Edgar Degas , French artist
WGPSN
Delacroix
44°19′S 129°31′W / 44.32°S 129.51°W / -44.32; -129.51 (Delacroix )
158
1979
Eugène Delacroix , French artist
WGPSN
Derain
9°00′S 19°42′E / 9°S 19.7°E / -9; 19.7 (Derain )
167
2009
André Derain , French artist
WGPSN
Derzhavin
45°36′N 36°56′W / 45.6°N 36.93°W / 45.6; -36.93 (Derzhavin )
156
1979
Gavril Romanovich Derzhavin , Russian poet
WGPSN
Despréz
81°05′N 101°15′W / 81.08°N 101.25°W / 81.08; -101.25 (Despréz )
47.05
1979
Josquin des Prez , Franco-Flemish composer
WGPSN
Dickens
73°16′S 155°58′W / 73.26°S 155.96°W / -73.26; -155.96 (Dickens )
77.31
1976
Charles Dickens , English novelist
WGPSN
Disney
68°09′S 99°48′E / 68.15°S 99.8°E / -68.15; 99.8 (Disney )
113
2012
Walt Disney , American animator
WGPSN
Dominici
1°17′N 36°29′W / 1.29°N 36.49°W / 1.29; -36.49 (Dominici )
20
2010
Maria de Dominici , Maltese painter
WGPSN
Donelaitis
52°58′S 38°25′E / 52.96°S 38.42°E / -52.96; 38.42 (Donelaitis )
85
2013
Kristijonas Donelaitis , Lithuanian poet
WGPSN
Donne
2°55′N 14°03′W / 2.92°N 14.05°W / 2.92; -14.05 (Donne )
86
1976
John Donne , English poet
WGPSN
Dostoevskij
44°44′S 178°07′W / 44.73°S 178.11°W / -44.73; -178.11 (Dostoevskij )
430.06
1979
Fyodor Dostoyevsky , Russian novelist
WGPSN
Dowland
53°34′S 179°18′E / 53.56°S 179.3°E / -53.56; 179.3 (Dowland )
158
1979
John Dowland , English composer
WGPSN
Driscoll
30°35′N 33°35′W / 30.58°N 33.58°W / 30.58; -33.58 (Driscoll )
30
2015
Clara Driscoll , American artist
WGPSN
Duccio
58°14′N 52°25′W / 58.23°N 52.42°W / 58.23; -52.42 (Duccio )
132
2013
Duccio di Buoninsegna , Italian painter
WGPSN
Du Fu
25°00′N 93°40′W / 25°N 93.66°W / 25; -93.66 (Du Fu )
33
2015
Du Fu , Chinese artist
WGPSN
Dürer
21°31′N 118°59′W / 21.51°N 118.98°W / 21.51; -118.98 (Dürer )
195
1976
Albrecht Dürer , German artist
WGPSN
Dvorák
9°24′S 12°08′W / 9.4°S 12.13°W / -9.4; -12.13 (Dvorák )
75
1976
Antonín Dvořák , Czech composer
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Eastman
9°31′N 125°46′E / 9.52°N 125.76°E / 9.52; 125.76 (Eastman )
67
2009
Charles Eastman , Sioux author
WGPSN
Echegaray
43°29′N 20°13′W / 43.48°N 20.22°W / 43.48; -20.22 (Echegaray )
63
1985
José Echegaray , Spanish dramatist
WGPSN
Egonu
67°09′N 61°29′E / 67.15°N 61.48°E / 67.15; 61.48 (Egonu )
25
2012
Uzo Egonu , Nigerian artist
WGPSN
Eitoku
21°48′S 157°11′W / 21.8°S 157.18°W / -21.8; -157.18 (Eitoku )
101
1976
Kanō Eitoku , Japanese artist
WGPSN
Ellington
12°53′S 26°06′E / 12.88°S 26.1°E / -12.88; 26.1 (Ellington )
216
2012
Duke Ellington , American musician
WGPSN
Eminescu
10°40′N 114°13′E / 10.66°N 114.21°E / 10.66; 114.21 (Eminescu )
129
2008
Mihai Eminescu , Romanian poet
WGPSN
Enheduanna
48°20′N 33°35′W / 48.34°N 33.59°W / 48.34; -33.59 (Enheduanna )
105
2015
Enheduanna , Sumerian poet
WGPSN
Enwonwu
10°01′S 121°58′E / 10.01°S 121.96°E / -10.01; 121.96 (Enwonwu )
38
2008
Ben Enwonwu , Nigerian painter
WGPSN
Ensor
82°19′N 17°32′W / 82.32°N 17.53°W / 82.32; -17.53 (Ensor )
24.92
2013
James Ensor , Belgian painter
WGPSN
Equiano
40°00′S 30°35′W / 40°S 30.59°W / -40; -30.59 (Equiano )
102
1976
Olaudah Equiano , Benin writer
WGPSN
Erté
27°26′N 117°20′W / 27.44°N 117.33°W / 27.44; -117.33 (Erté )
48.5
2013
Erté , Russian-born French artist
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Gainsborough
35°44′S 175°29′E / 35.73°S 175.48°E / -35.73; 175.48 (Gainsborough )
95
1985
Thomas Gainsborough , English painter
WGPSN
Gaudí
76°54′N 69°10′E / 76.9°N 69.16°E / 76.9; 69.16 (Gaudí )
81
2012
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet , Spanish Catalan architect
WGPSN
Gauguin
66°22′N 100°01′W / 66.36°N 100.01°W / 66.36; -100.01 (Gauguin )
70
1979
Paul Gauguin , French artist
WGPSN
Geddes
27°10′N 29°43′W / 27.17°N 29.72°W / 27.17; -29.72 (Geddes )
84
2010
Wilhelmina Geddes , Irish stained glass artist
WGPSN
Ghiberti
48°33′S 80°09′W / 48.55°S 80.15°W / -48.55; -80.15 (Ghiberti )
110
1976
Lorenzo Ghiberti , Italian sculptor
WGPSN
Giambologna
42°35′S 124°07′W / 42.58°S 124.11°W / -42.58; -124.11 (Giambologna )
69
2013
Giambologna , Flemish sculptor
WGPSN
Gibran
35°44′N 111°26′W / 35.73°N 111.44°W / 35.73; -111.44 (Gibran )
106
2009
Kahlil Gibran , Lebanese American poet and artist
WGPSN
Giotto
12°28′N 56°29′W / 12.46°N 56.48°W / 12.46; -56.48 (Giotto )
144
1976
Giotto di Bondone , Italian painter
WGPSN
Glinka
14°50′N 112°33′W / 14.83°N 112.55°W / 14.83; -112.55 (Glinka )
89
2008
Mikhail Glinka , Russian composer
WGPSN
Gluck
37°57′N 18°47′W / 37.95°N 18.78°W / 37.95; -18.78 (Gluck )
100
1979
Christoph Willibald Gluck , Austrian composer
WGPSN
Goethe
81°06′N 51°02′W / 81.1°N 51.03°W / 81.1; -51.03 (Goethe )
317.17
1979
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , German writer
WGPSN
Gogol
28°16′S 147°28′W / 28.26°S 147.46°W / -28.26; -147.46 (Gogol )
79
1985
Nikolai Gogol , Russian playwright
WGPSN
Gordimer
87°44′N 170°54′W / 87.73°N 170.9°W / 87.73; -170.9 (Gogol )
58
2019
Nadine Gordimer , South African writer
WGPSN
Goya
6°47′S 152°17′W / 6.79°S 152.29°W / -6.79; -152.29 (Goya )
138
1976
Francisco Goya , Spanish artist
WGPSN
Grainger
44°05′S 104°49′E / 44.09°S 104.81°E / -44.09; 104.81 (Grainger )
113
2012
Percy Grainger , Australian composer
WGPSN
Grieg
52°29′N 15°22′W / 52.49°N 15.36°W / 52.49; -15.36 (Grieg )
59
1985
Edvard Grieg , Norwegian composer
WGPSN
Grotell
71°05′N 31°38′W / 71.09°N 31.63°W / 71.09; -31.63 (Grotell )
48.25
2012
Maija Grotell , Finnish and American ceramist
WGPSN
Guido d'Arezzo
38°25′S 18°32′W / 38.41°S 18.53°W / -38.41; -18.53 (Guido d'Arezzo )
58
1976
Guido of Arezzo , Italian music theorist
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Hafiz
19°30′N 79°34′E / 19.5°N 79.56°E / 19.5; 79.56 (Hafiz )
280
2014
Hafiz of Shiraz , Persian poet
WGPSN
Hals
54°58′S 114°59′W / 54.96°S 114.99°W / -54.96; -114.99 (Hals )
93
1985
Frans Hals , Dutch painter
WGPSN
Han Kan
72°08′S 146°24′W / 72.13°S 146.4°W / -72.13; -146.4 (Han Kan )
50
1985
Han Gan , Chinese painter
WGPSN
Handel
3°32′N 34°23′W / 3.53°N 34.38°W / 3.53; -34.38 (Handel )
138
1976
George Frideric Handel , German composer
WGPSN
Harunobu
14°53′N 140°56′W / 14.88°N 140.93°W / 14.88; -140.93 (Harunobu )
107
1976
Suzuki Harunobu , Japanese artist
WGPSN
Hauptmann
23°42′S 179°35′E / 23.7°S 179.59°E / -23.7; 179.59 (Hauptmann )
118
1985
Gerhart Hauptmann , German playwright
WGPSN
Hawthorne
51°19′S 115°20′W / 51.31°S 115.34°W / -51.31; -115.34 (Hawthorne )
120
1979
Nathaniel Hawthorne , American novelist
WGPSN
Haydn
27°13′S 71°38′W / 27.22°S 71.64°W / -27.22; -71.64 (Haydn )
251
1976
Joseph Haydn , Austrian composer
WGPSN
Heaney
33°46′S 237°43′W / 33.77°S 237.71°W / -33.77; -237.71 (Heaney )
125
2017
Seamus Heaney , Irish poet and playwright
WGPSN
Heine
32°28′N 124°53′W / 32.46°N 124.88°W / 32.46; -124.88 (Heine )
73
1979
Heinrich Heine , German poet
WGPSN
Hemingway
17°23′N 3°08′W / 17.38°N 3.13°W / 17.38; -3.13 (Hemingway )
126
2009
Ernest Hemingway , American writer
WGPSN
Henri
79°41′N 152°59′E / 79.68°N 152.98°E / 79.68; 152.98 (Henri )
163.8
2012
Robert Henri , American painter
WGPSN
Hesiod
58°16′S 34°15′W / 58.27°S 34.25°W / -58.27; -34.25 (Hesiod )
101
1976
Hesiod , Ancient Greek poet
WGPSN
Hiroshige
13°20′S 26°58′W / 13.34°S 26.96°W / -13.34; -26.96 (Hiroshige )
138
1976
Andō Hiroshige , Japanese artist
WGPSN
Hitomaro
16°04′S 15°39′W / 16.07°S 15.65°W / -16.07; -15.65 (Hitomaro )
105
1976
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro , Japanese poet
WGPSN
Hodgkins
29°07′N 17°58′E / 29.12°N 17.97°E / 29.12; 17.97 (Hodgkins )
19
2009
Frances Hodgkins , New Zealand painter
WGPSN
Hokusai
57°50′N 16°39′E / 57.84°N 16.65°E / 57.84; 16.65 (Hokusai )
114
2010
Katsushika Hokusai , Japanese painter
WGPSN
Holbein
36°10′N 29°50′W / 36.16°N 29.84°W / 36.16; -29.84 (Holbein )
115
1979
Hans Holbein the Younger , German artist
WGPSN
Holberg
67°22′S 59°34′W / 67.37°S 59.57°W / -67.37; -59.57 (Holberg )
64
1976
Ludvig Holberg , Danish writer
WGPSN
Holst
17°25′S 44°58′E / 17.42°S 44.96°E / -17.42; 44.96 (Holst )
170
2012
Gustav Holst , British composer
WGPSN
Homer
1°18′S 36°37′W / 1.3°S 36.62°W / -1.3; -36.62 (Homer )
319
1976
Homer , Ancient Greek poet
WGPSN
Hopper
12°26′S 55°58′W / 12.44°S 55.96°W / -12.44; -55.96 (Hopper )
36
2012
Edward Hopper , American painter
WGPSN
Horace
69°20′S 50°01′W / 69.34°S 50.02°W / -69.34; -50.02 (Horace )
56
1976
Horace , Roman poet
WGPSN
Hovnatanian
7°41′S 172°43′E / 7.68°S 172.71°E / -7.68; 172.71 (Hovnatanian )
34
2008
Hakob Hovnatanian , Armenian painter
WGPSN
Hugo
39°37′N 48°29′W / 39.61°N 48.49°W / 39.61; -48.49 (Hugo )
206
1979
Victor Hugo , French writer
WGPSN
Hun Kal
0°28′S 19°56′W / 0.47°S 19.93°W / -0.47; -19.93 (Hun Kal )
0.93
1976
'20' in the language of the Maya (serves as Mercury's a meridian reference point)
WGPSN
Hurley
87°22′S 6°59′W / 87.36°S 6.99°W / -87.36; -6.99 (Hurley )
67
2013
Frank Hurley , Australian photographer
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Kandinsky
87°53′N 78°47′E / 87.89°N 78.78°E / 87.89; 78.78 (Kandinsky )
60
2012
Wassily Kandinsky , Russian painter
WGPSN
Karsh
35°29′S 78°51′E / 35.49°S 78.85°E / -35.49; 78.85 (Karsh )
58
2015
Yousuf Karsh , Armenian-Canadian photographer
WGPSN
Kālidāsā
18°13′S 179°49′W / 18.21°S 179.82°W / -18.21; -179.82 (Kālidāsā )
160
1976
Kālidāsa , Sanskrit writer
WGPSN
Keats
70°19′S 156°39′W / 70.31°S 156.65°W / -70.31; -156.65 (Keats )
107.85
1976
John Keats , English poet
WGPSN
Kenkō
21°21′S 16°10′W / 21.35°S 16.16°W / -21.35; -16.16 (Kenkō )
105
1976
Yoshida Kenkō , Japanese writer
WGPSN
Kerouac
25°13′N 129°06′E / 25.21°N 129.1°E / 25.21; 129.1 (Kerouac )
110
2015
Jack Kerouac , American writer
WGPSN
Kertész
27°22′N 146°05′E / 27.37°N 146.08°E / 27.37; 146.08 (Kertész )
32
2008
André Kertész , Hungarian photographer
WGPSN
Khansa
58°57′S 51°56′W / 58.95°S 51.94°W / -58.95; -51.94 (Khansa )
113
1976
Al-Khansa , Arabic poet
WGPSN
Kipling
19°22′S 72°01′E / 19.37°S 72.02°E / -19.37; 72.02 (Kipling )
164
2010
Rudyard Kipling , English author
WGPSN
Kirby
82°58′N 151°19′W / 82.96°N 151.32°W / 82.96; -151.32 (Kipling )
31
2019
Jack Kirby , American illustrator
WGPSN
Kobro
82°10′S 81°13′E / 82.16°S 81.22°E / -82.16; 81.22 (Kobro )
54
2012
Katarzyna Kobro , Polish sculptor
WGPSN
Kofi
56°45′N 117°52′E / 56.75°N 117.87°E / 56.75; 117.87 (Kofi )
136
2012
Vincent Kofi , Ghanaian sculptor
WGPSN
Komeda
82°44′S 90°28′E / 82.74°S 90.47°E / -82.74; 90.47 (Komeda )
54
2012
Krzysztof Komeda , Polish composer
WGPSN
Kōshō
59°56′N 139°52′W / 59.93°N 139.87°W / 59.93; -139.87 (Kōshō )
64
1985
Kōshō, Japanese sculptor
WGPSN
Kuan Han-Chʻing
29°26′N 53°40′W / 29.44°N 53.67°W / 29.44; -53.67 (Kuan Han-Chʻing )
143
1979
Guan Hanqing , Chinese playwright
WGPSN
Kuiper
11°20′S 31°19′W / 11.34°S 31.32°W / -11.34; -31.32 (Kuiper )
62
1976
Gerard Kuiper , American astronomer
WGPSN
Kulthum
50°43′N 93°32′E / 50.72°N 93.53°E / 50.72; 93.53 (Kulthum )
31
2015
Umm Kulthum , Egyptian singer
WGPSN
Kunisada
1°22′N 113°01′E / 1.37°N 113.02°E / 1.37; 113.02 (Kunisada )
241.45
2009
Utagawa Kunisada , Japanese woodblock printmaker
WGPSN
Kuniyoshi
57°52′S 37°29′W / 57.87°S 37.49°W / -57.87; -37.49 (Kuniyoshi )
27
2014
Utagawa Kuniyoshi , Japanese painter and printmaker
WGPSN
Kurosawa
52°26′S 21°29′W / 52.44°S 21.49°W / -52.44; -21.49 (Kurosawa )
152
1976
Kinko Kurosawa , Japanese musician
WGPSN
Kyōsai
25°09′N 4°52′E / 25.15°N 4.86°E / 25.15; 4.86 (Kyōsai )
39
2012
Kawanabe Kyōsai , Japanese artist
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Lange
6°17′N 100°28′E / 6.28°N 100.47°E / 6.28; 100.47 (Lange )
176.23
2009
Dorothea Lange , American photographer
WGPSN
Larrocha
43°17′N 69°50′W / 43.29°N 69.83°W / 43.29; -69.83 (Larrocha )
196
2013
Alicia de Larrocha , Spanish pianist
WGPSN
Laxness
83°16′N 50°02′W / 83.27°N 50.04°W / 83.27; -50.04 (Laxness )
25.89
2013
Halldór Laxness , Icelandic writer
WGPSN
L'Engle
86°38′S 69°37′E / 86.63°S 69.62°E / -86.63; 69.62 (L'Engle )
62
2013
Madeleine L'Engle , American author
WGPSN
Lennon
36°25′S 41°11′E / 36.41°S 41.18°E / -36.41; 41.18 (Lennon )
95
2013
John Lennon , former Beatles member[ 9] [ 10]
WGPSN
Lennon-Picasso Basin
17°25′S 44°58′E / 17.42°S 44.96°E / -17.42; 44.96 (Lennon )
1450
2018
John Lennon and Pablo Picasso
[ 11]
Leopardi
72°46′S 175°10′E / 72.76°S 175.16°E / -72.76; 175.16 (Leopardi )
71.45
1976
Giacomo Leopardi , Italian writer
WGPSN
Lermontov
15°14′N 48°56′W / 15.24°N 48.94°W / 15.24; -48.94 (Lermontov )
166
1976
Mikhail Lermontov , Russian writer
WGPSN
Lessing
28°30′S 90°20′W / 28.5°S 90.34°W / -28.5; -90.34 (Lessing )
95
1985
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , German dramatist
WGPSN
Li Chʻing-Chao
77°58′S 71°10′W / 77.96°S 71.17°W / -77.96; -71.17 (Li Chʻing-Chao )
69
1976
Li Qingzhao , Chinese writer
WGPSN
Li Po
17°06′N 35°41′W / 17.1°N 35.69°W / 17.1; -35.69 (Li Po )
126
1976
Li Bai , Chinese poet
WGPSN
Liang Kʻai
39°53′S 175°50′E / 39.89°S 175.84°E / -39.89; 175.84 (Liang Kʻai )
145
1979
Liang Kai , Chinese artist
WGPSN
Lismer
81°31′N 166°22′E / 81.51°N 166.37°E / 81.51; 166.37 (Lismer )
139.12
2012
Arthur Lismer , Canadian painter
WGPSN
Liszt
16°08′S 168°20′W / 16.13°S 168.34°W / -16.13; -168.34 (Liszt )
79
1985
Franz Liszt , Hungarian composer
WGPSN
Lorde
69°07′S 49°28′W / 69.12°S 49.47°W / -69.12; -49.47 (Lorde )
45
2022
Audre Lorde , American writer
WGPSN
Lovecraft
86°14′S 73°49′W / 86.24°S 73.82°W / -86.24; -73.82 (Lovecraft )
51.97
2013
H. P. Lovecraft , American author
WGPSN
Lu Hsun
0°01′S 23°46′W / 0.01°S 23.76°W / -0.01; -23.76 (Lu Hsun )
96
1976
Lu Xun , Chinese writer
WGPSN
Lysippus
1°02′N 132°45′W / 1.03°N 132.75°W / 1.03; -132.75 (Lysippus )
155
1976
Lysippos , Ancient Greek sculptor
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Ma Chih-Yuan
60°01′S 78°01′W / 60.01°S 78.01°W / -60.01; -78.01 (Ma Chih-Yuan )
197
1976
Ma Zhiyuan , Chinese writer
WGPSN
Machaut
2°03′S 82°22′W / 2.05°S 82.37°W / -2.05; -82.37 (Machaut )
104
1976
Guillaume de Machaut , French poet and composer
WGPSN
MacNicol
68°11′S 355°57′W / 68.19°S 355.95°W / -68.19; -355.95 (MacNicol )
42
2022
Bessie MacNicol , Scottish painter
WGPSN
Magritte
72°47′S 121°38′E / 72.78°S 121.63°E / -72.78; 121.63 (Magritte )
149
2012
René Magritte , Belgian painter
WGPSN
Mahler
19°41′S 18°49′W / 19.68°S 18.82°W / -19.68; -18.82 (Mahler )
104
1976
Gustav Mahler , Bohemian composer
WGPSN
Mansart
72°43′N 123°22′W / 72.72°N 123.36°W / 72.72; -123.36 (Mansart )
84.97
1979
Jules Hardouin-Mansart , French architect
WGPSN
Mansur
47°25′N 163°37′W / 47.41°N 163.61°W / 47.41; -163.61 (Mansur )
95
1979
Ustad Mansur , Mughal artist
WGPSN
March
30°57′N 176°18′W / 30.95°N 176.3°W / 30.95; -176.3 (March )
83
1979
Ausiàs March , Catalan poet
WGPSN
Mark Twain
10°55′S 138°17′W / 10.91°S 138.28°W / -10.91; -138.28 (Mark Twain )
142
1976
Mark Twain , American novelist
WGPSN
Martí
75°58′S 168°16′W / 75.96°S 168.26°W / -75.96; -168.26 (Martí )
69.48
1976
José Martí , Cuban writer
WGPSN
Martins
8°00′S 304°56′W / 8°S 304.93°W / -8; -304.93 (Martí )
12.4
2019
Maria Martins , Brazilian sculptor
WGPSN
Martial
68°28′N 178°20′W / 68.47°N 178.33°W / 68.47; -178.33 (Martial )
51
1979
Martial , Roman poet
WGPSN
Matabei
39°51′S 14°03′W / 39.85°S 14.05°W / -39.85; -14.05 (Matabei )
24
2009
Iwasa Matabei , Japanese painter
WGPSN
Matisse
23°50′S 90°03′W / 23.83°S 90.05°W / -23.83; -90.05 (Matisse )
189.04
1976
Henri Matisse , French painter
WGPSN
Melville
22°01′N 9°53′W / 22.01°N 9.89°W / 22.01; -9.89 (Melville )
146
1976
Herman Melville , American novelist
WGPSN
Mena
0°10′S 124°44′W / 0.17°S 124.73°W / -0.17; -124.73 (Mena )
15
1976
Juan de Mena , Spanish poet
WGPSN
Mendelssohn
70°04′N 257°27′W / 70.07°N 257.45°W / 70.07; -257.45 (Mendelssohn )
291
2012
Felix Mendelssohn , German composer
WGPSN
Mendes Pinto
61°39′S 17°34′W / 61.65°S 17.57°W / -61.65; -17.57 (Mendes Pinto )
192
1976
Fernão Mendes Pinto , Portuguese writer
WGPSN
Michelangelo
44°55′S 109°47′W / 44.92°S 109.78°W / -44.92; -109.78 (Michelangelo )
229.71
1979
Michelangelo , Italian artist
WGPSN
Mickiewicz
23°09′N 103°14′W / 23.15°N 103.23°W / 23.15; -103.23 (Mickiewicz )
103
1976
Adam Mickiewicz , Polish writer
WGPSN
Milton
26°06′S 175°02′W / 26.1°S 175.03°W / -26.1; -175.03 (Milton )
180.85
1976
John Milton , English poet
WGPSN
Mistral
4°42′N 54°40′W / 4.7°N 54.67°W / 4.7; -54.67 (Mistral )
102
1976
Gabriela Mistral , Chilean poet
WGPSN
Mofolo
37°41′S 28°13′W / 37.68°S 28.22°W / -37.68; -28.22 (Mofolo )
103
1976
Thomas Mofolo , Lesotho writer
WGPSN
Molière
15°24′N 17°43′W / 15.4°N 17.71°W / 15.4; -17.71 (Molière )
139
1976
Molière , French playwright
WGPSN
Monet
44°14′N 9°46′W / 44.23°N 9.77°W / 44.23; -9.77 (Monet )
203
1979
Claude Monet , French artist
WGPSN
Monk
66°05′N 63°49′E / 66.08°N 63.81°E / 66.08; 63.81 (Monk )
12
2013
Thelonious Monk , American jazz musician
WGPSN
Monteverdi
64°29′N 81°01′W / 64.49°N 81.01°W / 64.49; -81.01 (Monteverdi )
134
1979
Claudio Monteverdi , Italian composer
WGPSN
Moody
13°13′S 144°51′E / 13.21°S 144.85°E / -13.21; 144.85 (Moody )
83
2008
Ronald Moody , Jamaican painter
WGPSN
Morrison
79°40′N 232°34′E / 79.66°N 232.57°E / 79.66; 232.57 (Moody )
35
2022
Toni Morrison ; American author
WGPSN
Mozart
7°45′N 169°25′E / 7.75°N 169.41°E / 7.75; 169.41 (Mozart )
241
1976
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composer
WGPSN
Munch
40°29′N 152°49′E / 40.48°N 152.82°E / 40.48; 152.82 (Munch )
57
2008
Edvard Munch , Norwegian painter
WGPSN
Munkácsy
21°57′N 101°08′E / 21.95°N 101.14°E / 21.95; 101.14 (Munkácsy )
193
2009
Mihály Munkácsy , Hungarian painter
WGPSN
Murasaki
12°32′S 30°24′W / 12.54°S 30.4°W / -12.54; -30.4 (Murasaki )
132
1976
Murasaki Shikibu , Japanese writer
WGPSN
Mussorgskij
32°49′N 97°39′W / 32.82°N 97.65°W / 32.82; -97.65 (Mussorgskij )
115
1979
Modest Mussorgsky , Russian composer
WGPSN
Myron
71°13′N 84°52′W / 71.21°N 84.86°W / 71.21; -84.86 (Myron )
25
1979
Myron , Ancient Greek sculptor
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Nabokov
14°34′S 55°46′E / 14.56°S 55.76°E / -14.56; 55.76 (Nabokov )
166
2012
Vladimir Nabokov , Russian and American writer
WGPSN
Nairne
70°20′S 1°35′E / 70.34°S 1.59°E / -70.34; 1.59 (Nairne )
56
2022
Carolina Nairne , Scottish songwriter
WGPSN
Namatjira
58°49′N 33°02′W / 58.82°N 33.04°W / 58.82; -33.04 (Namatjira )
34
2015
Albert Namatjira , Australian Aboriginal artist
WGPSN
Nampeyo
40°20′S 49°58′W / 40.33°S 49.96°W / -40.33; -49.96 (Nampeyo )
49
1976
Nampeyo , Hopi potter
WGPSN
Navoi
58°49′N 160°25′E / 58.82°N 160.41°E / 58.82; 160.41 (Navoi )
69
2008
Ali-Shir Nava'i , Uzbek poet
WGPSN
Nāwahī
35°53′N 145°16′E / 35.88°N 145.26°E / 35.88; 145.26 (Nāwahī )
38
2008
Joseph Nāwahī , Hawaiian painter
WGPSN
Neruda
52°40′S 125°47′E / 52.66°S 125.79°E / -52.66; 125.79 (Neruda )
112
2008
Jan Neruda , Czech poet and writer, and Johann Baptist Georg Neruda , Czech composer
WGPSN
Nervo
42°42′N 179°53′W / 42.7°N 179.89°W / 42.7; -179.89 (Nervo )
66
1979
Amado Nervo , Mexican poet
WGPSN
Neumann
37°13′S 34°34′W / 37.22°S 34.56°W / -37.22; -34.56 (Neumann )
122
1976
Johann Balthasar Neumann , German architect
WGPSN
Nizāmī
70°28′N 166°43′W / 70.46°N 166.71°W / 70.46; -166.71 (Nizāmī )
77
1979
Nizami , Persian poet
WGPSN
Nureyev
11°41′N 173°08′W / 11.68°N 173.13°W / 11.68; -173.13 (Nureyev )
16
2012
Rudolf Nureyev , Soviet and British ballet dancer
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Pahinui
28°10′S 213°13′W / 28.16°S 213.21°W / -28.16; -213.21 (Pahinui )
54
2013
Gabby Pahinui , Hawaiian slack-key guitarist and singer
WGPSN
Pasch
46°07′N 134°45′E / 46.12°N 134.75°E / 46.12; 134.75 (Pasch )
37
2012
Ulrika Pasch , Swedish painter
WGPSN
Petipa
11°32′N 21°03′E / 11.54°N 21.05°E / 11.54; 21.05 (Petipa )
12
2012
Marius Petipa , French and Russian choreographer and dancer
WGPSN
Petőfi
83°33′S 119°21′E / 83.55°S 119.35°E / -83.55; 119.35 (Petőfi )
61
2013
Sándor Petőfi , Hungarian poet
WGPSN
Petrarch
30°31′S 26°17′W / 30.52°S 26.29°W / -30.52; -26.29 (Petrarch )
167
1976
Petrarch , Italian poet
WGPSN
Petronius
86°04′N 40°31′W / 86.06°N 40.51°W / 86.06; -40.51 (Petronius )
36
2012
Petronius , Roman author
WGPSN
Phidias
8°58′N 149°44′W / 8.97°N 149.73°W / 8.97; -149.73 (Phidias )
168
1976
Phidias , Ancient Greek artist and architect
WGPSN
Philoxenus
8°41′S 111°45′W / 8.68°S 111.75°W / -8.68; -111.75 (Philoxenus )
87
1976
Philoxenus of Cythera , Ancient Greek poet
WGPSN
Picasso
3°26′N 50°14′E / 3.44°N 50.24°E / 3.44; 50.24 (Picasso )
134
2010
Pablo Picasso , Spanish painter
WGPSN
Pigalle
37°39′S 9°38′W / 37.65°S 9.64°W / -37.65; -9.64 (Pigalle )
153
1976
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle , French sculptor
WGPSN
Plath
37°52′N 38°50′W / 37.86°N 38.84°W / 37.86; -38.84 (Plath )
35
2015
Sylvia Plath , American poet
WGPSN
Po Chü-I
6°56′S 165°17′W / 6.94°S 165.28°W / -6.94; -165.28 (Po Chü-I )
70
1976
Bai Juyi , Chinese poet
WGPSN
Po Ya
45°55′S 20°10′W / 45.92°S 20.17°W / -45.92; -20.17 (Po Ya )
101
1976
Bo Ya , Chinese musician
WGPSN
Poe
43°46′N 159°06′E / 43.76°N 159.1°E / 43.76; 159.1 (Poe )
77
2008
Edgar Allan Poe , American poet
WGPSN
Polygnotus
0°08′S 69°16′W / 0.13°S 69.26°W / -0.13; -69.26 (Polygnotus )
124
1976
Polygnotus , Ancient Greek painter
WGPSN
Popova
34°43′S 66°44′W / 34.72°S 66.73°W / -34.72; -66.73 (Popova )
34
2012
Lyubov Popova , Russian painter and designer
WGPSN
Praxiteles
27°07′N 60°17′W / 27.11°N 60.28°W / 27.11; -60.28 (Praxiteles )
198
1979
Praxiteles , Ancient Greek sculptor
WGPSN
Prokofiev
85°46′N 62°55′E / 85.77°N 62.92°E / 85.77; 62.92 (Prokofiev )
112
2012
Sergei Prokofiev , Russian composer
WGPSN
Proust
19°34′N 47°35′W / 19.56°N 47.59°W / 19.56; -47.59 (Proust )
145
1976
Marcel Proust , French novelist
WGPSN
Puccini
65°23′S 45°19′W / 65.39°S 45.32°W / -65.39; -45.32 (Puccini )
76
1976
Giacomo Puccini , Italian composer
WGPSN
Purcell
80°26′N 152°13′W / 80.43°N 152.21°W / 80.43; -152.21 (Purcell )
87.67
1979
Henry Purcell , English composer
WGPSN
Pushkin
65°47′S 20°44′W / 65.79°S 20.73°W / -65.79; -20.73 (Pushkin )
232
1976
Alexander Pushkin , Russian poet
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Rabelais
60°32′S 61°49′W / 60.53°S 61.81°W / -60.53; -61.81 (Rabelais )
154
1976
François Rabelais , French writer
WGPSN
Rachmaninoff
27°40′N 57°22′E / 27.66°N 57.37°E / 27.66; 57.37 (Rachmaninoff )
305
2010
Sergei Rachmaninoff , Russian composer
WGPSN
Raden Saleh
2°04′N 158°50′E / 2.07°N 158.83°E / 2.07; 158.83 (Raden Saleh )
23
2008
Raden Saleh , Javanese painter
WGPSN
Raditladi
27°09′N 119°04′E / 27.15°N 119.06°E / 27.15; 119.06 (Raditladi )
258
2008
Leetile Disang Raditladi , Botswanan writer
WGPSN
Rajnis
4°22′N 96°13′W / 4.36°N 96.21°W / 4.36; -96.21 (Rajnis )
80
1976
Rainis , Latvian writer
WGPSN
Remarque
84°56′N 6°28′W / 84.94°N 6.46°W / 84.94; -6.46 (Remarque )
25.9
2013
Erich Maria Remarque , German author
WGPSN
Rameau
54°35′S 37°14′W / 54.58°S 37.24°W / -54.58; -37.24 (Rameau )
58
1976
Jean-Philippe Rameau , French composer
WGPSN
Raphael
20°25′S 76°21′W / 20.42°S 76.35°W / -20.42; -76.35 (Raphael )
342
1976
Raphael , Italian artist
WGPSN
Ravel
12°01′S 38°11′W / 12.01°S 38.19°W / -12.01; -38.19 (Ravel )
78
1985
Maurice Ravel , French composer
WGPSN
Rembrandt
32°53′S 87°52′E / 32.89°S 87.87°E / -32.89; 87.87 (Rembrandt )
716
2009
Rembrandt , Dutch artist
WGPSN
Renoir
18°20′S 52°01′W / 18.34°S 52.01°W / -18.34; -52.01 (Renoir )
220
1976
Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French artist
WGPSN
Repin
19°07′S 63°20′W / 19.12°S 63.33°W / -19.12; -63.33 (Repin )
95
1976
Ilya Yefimovich Repin , Russian artist
WGPSN
Riemenschneider
52°45′S 99°57′W / 52.75°S 99.95°W / -52.75; -99.95 (Riemenschneider )
183
1979
Tilman Riemenschneider , German sculptor
WGPSN
Rilke
44°49′S 12°34′W / 44.81°S 12.57°W / -44.81; -12.57 (Rilke )
82
1976
Rainer Maria Rilke , German poet
WGPSN
Rimbaud
63°37′S 148°54′W / 63.62°S 148.9°W / -63.62; -148.9 (Rimbaud )
78
1985
Arthur Rimbaud , French poet
WGPSN
Rikyū
79°55′N 22°44′W / 79.91°N 22.74°W / 79.91; -22.74 (Rikyū )
22.4
2013
Sen no Rikyū , Japanese tea master
WGPSN
Rivera
69°17′N 32°11′E / 69.29°N 32.18°E / 69.29; 32.18 (Rivera )
40
2015
Diego Rivera , Mexican painter
WGPSN
Rizal
82°29′N 146°59′W / 82.48°N 146.98°W / 82.48; -146.98 (Rivera )
64
2019
José Rizal , Filipino writer
WGPSN
Rodin
21°43′N 18°53′W / 21.72°N 18.89°W / 21.72; -18.89 (Rodin )
230
1976
Auguste Rodin , French sculptor
WGPSN
Roerich
84°23′S 58°56′W / 84.39°S 58.94°W / -84.39; -58.94 (Roerich )
111.67
2013
Nicholas Roerich , Russian painter
WGPSN
Rubens
60°35′N 77°59′W / 60.58°N 77.99°W / 60.58; -77.99 (Rubens )
158
1979
Peter Paul Rubens , French artist
WGPSN
Rublev
15°07′S 157°05′W / 15.12°S 157.08°W / -15.12; -157.08 (Rublev )
129
1976
Andrei Rublev , Russian icon painter
WGPSN
Rūdaki
3°58′S 51°46′W / 3.97°S 51.76°W / -3.97; -51.76 (Rūdaki )
124
1976
Rudaki , Persian poet
WGPSN
Rude
33°13′S 79°17′W / 33.22°S 79.29°W / -33.22; -79.29 (Rude )
68
1985
François Rude , French sculptor
WGPSN
Rūmī
24°12′S 105°18′W / 24.2°S 105.3°W / -24.2; -105.3 (Rūmī )
75
1985
Mawlana Rumi , Persian poet
WGPSN
Rustaveli
52°25′N 82°44′E / 52.41°N 82.74°E / 52.41; 82.74 (Rustaveli )
200
2012
Shota Rustaveli , Georgian poet
WGPSN
Ruysch
10°42′S 94°07′E / 10.7°S 94.12°E / -10.7; 94.12 (Ruysch )
64
2013
Rachel Ruysch , Netherland painter
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Sadī
79°14′S 51°16′W / 79.24°S 51.26°W / -79.24; -51.26 (Sadī )
66.54
1976
Saadi , Persian poet
WGPSN
Saikaku
71°58′N 177°58′W / 71.96°N 177.97°W / 71.96; -177.97 (Saikaku )
64
1979
Ihara Saikaku , Japanese poet
WGPSN
Sander
42°26′N 154°34′E / 42.43°N 154.56°E / 42.43; 154.56 (Sander )
47
2008
August Sander , German photographer
WGPSN
Sanai
13°22′S 6°59′W / 13.37°S 6.99°W / -13.37; -6.99 (Sanai )
490
2014
Sanai , Persian poet
WGPSN
Sapkota
86°05′N 132°47′W / 86.09°N 132.79°W / 86.09; -132.79 (Sapkota )
27.4
2015
Mahananda Sapkota , Nepalese poet
WGPSN
Sarmiento
29°16′S 170°25′E / 29.27°S 170.42°E / -29.27; 170.42 (Sarmiento )
95
1979
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento , Argentinian writer
WGPSN
Savage
8°35′S 93°25′E / 8.59°S 93.41°E / -8.59; 93.41 (Savage )
93
2013
Augusta Savage , American sculptor
WGPSN
Sayat-Nova
27°59′S 122°42′W / 27.98°S 122.7°W / -27.98; -122.7 (Sayat-Nova )
146
1979
Sayat-Nova , Armenian poet
WGPSN
Scarlatti
40°42′N 101°10′W / 40.7°N 101.16°W / 40.7; -101.16 (Scarlatti )
132
1979
Domenico Scarlatti , Alessandro Scarlatti , Italian composers
WGPSN
Schoenberg
16°04′S 136°05′W / 16.06°S 136.08°W / -16.06; -136.08 (Schoenberg )
28
1976
Arnold Schoenberg , Austrian composer
WGPSN
Schubert
43°13′S 54°16′W / 43.21°S 54.26°W / -43.21; -54.26 (Schubert )
190
1976
Franz Schubert , Austrian composer
WGPSN
Scopas
81°16′S 174°43′E / 81.26°S 174.71°E / -81.26; 174.71 (Scopas )
83.16
1976
Scopas , Ancient Greek sculptor and architect
WGPSN
Sei
64°37′S 88°35′W / 64.61°S 88.59°W / -64.61; -88.59 (Sei )
137
1976
Sei Shōnagon , Japanese writer
WGPSN
Seuss
7°39′N 33°10′E / 7.65°N 33.16°E / 7.65; 33.16 (Seuss )
64
2012
Theodor Seuss Geisel , American author and cartoonist
WGPSN
Shakespeare
48°06′N 152°15′W / 48.1°N 152.25°W / 48.1; -152.25 (Shakespeare )
399
1979
William Shakespeare , English writer
WGPSN
Shelley
47°41′S 128°16′W / 47.69°S 128.27°W / -47.69; -128.27 (Shelley )
171
1979
Percy Bysshe Shelley , English poet
WGPSN
Sher-Gil
45°16′S 134°44′E / 45.26°S 134.74°E / -45.26; 134.74 (Sher-Gil )
77
2008
Amrita Sher-Gil , Indian painter
WGPSN
Shevchenko
53°38′S 46°01′W / 53.64°S 46.02°W / -53.64; -46.02 (Shevchenko )
143
1976
Taras Shevchenko , Ukrainian poet
WGPSN
Sholem Aleichem
50°55′N 90°29′W / 50.92°N 90.48°W / 50.92; -90.48 (Sholem Aleichem )
196
1979
Sholom Aleichem , Yiddish writer
WGPSN
Sibelius
49°30′S 145°22′W / 49.5°S 145.37°W / -49.5; -145.37 (Sibelius )
94
1985
Jean Sibelius , Finnish composer
WGPSN
Simonides
29°08′S 44°51′W / 29.13°S 44.85°W / -29.13; -44.85 (Simonides )
87
1985
Simonides of Ceos , Greek poet
WGPSN
Sinan
15°28′N 30°35′W / 15.46°N 30.59°W / 15.46; -30.59 (Sinan )
134
1976
Mimar Sinan , Turkish architect
WGPSN
Smetana
48°15′S 70°10′W / 48.25°S 70.17°W / -48.25; -70.17 (Smetana )
191
1985
Bedřich Smetana , Czech composer
WGPSN
Snorri
9°10′S 83°14′W / 9.17°S 83.24°W / -9.17; -83.24 (Snorri )
21
1976
Snorri Sturluson , Icelandic poet
WGPSN
Sophocles
6°57′S 146°02′W / 6.95°S 146.04°W / -6.95; -146.04 (Sophocles )
142
1976
Sophocles , Ancient Greek dramatist
WGPSN
Sor Juana
50°31′N 25°35′W / 50.51°N 25.59°W / 50.51; -25.59 (Sor Juana )
102
1979
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz , Mexican writer
WGPSN
Sōseki
39°19′N 38°46′W / 39.31°N 38.77°W / 39.31; -38.77 (Sōseki )
92
1985
Natsume Sōseki , Japanese novelist
WGPSN
Sōtatsu
48°44′S 18°10′W / 48.73°S 18.17°W / -48.73; -18.17 (Sōtatsu )
157
1976
Tawaraya Sōtatsu , Japanese artist
WGPSN
Sousa
46°41′N 0°38′E / 46.69°N 0.63°E / 46.69; 0.63 (Sousa )
138
2012
John Philip Sousa , American bandmaster and composer
WGPSN
Spitteler
69°11′S 60°16′W / 69.18°S 60.26°W / -69.18; -60.26 (Spitteler )
67
1976
Carl Spitteler , Swiss poet
WGPSN
Steichen
12°47′S 77°02′E / 12.79°S 77.04°E / -12.79; 77.04 (Steichen )
196
2010
Edward Steichen , American photographer
WGPSN
Stevenson
2°03′N 143°53′W / 2.05°N 143.88°W / 2.05; -143.88 (Stevenson )
134
2012
Robert Louis Stevenson , Scottish author
WGPSN
Stieglitz
72°32′N 67°38′E / 72.54°N 67.63°E / 72.54; 67.63 (Stieglitz )
100
2012
Alfred Stieglitz , American photographer
WGPSN
Strauss
70°25′N 285°32′E / 70.42°N 285.53°E / 70.42; 285.53 (Stieglitz )
17
2019
Strauss family of musicians
WGPSN
Stravinsky
51°57′N 78°54′W / 51.95°N 78.9°W / 51.95; -78.9 (Stravinsky )
129
1979
Igor Stravinsky , Russian composer
WGPSN
Strindberg
53°25′N 136°40′W / 53.41°N 136.67°W / 53.41; -136.67 (Strindberg )
189
1979
August Strindberg , Swedish writer
WGPSN
Sullivan
16°11′S 86°53′W / 16.19°S 86.88°W / -16.19; -86.88 (Sullivan )
153.23
1976
Louis Sullivan , American architect
WGPSN
Sūr Dās
46°59′S 93°34′W / 46.98°S 93.57°W / -46.98; -93.57 (Sūr Dās )
131
1979
Sur , Hindu , poet
WGPSN
Surikov
36°59′S 124°54′W / 36.98°S 124.9°W / -36.98; -124.9 (Surikov )
224
1979
Vasily Surikov , Russian artist
WGPSN
Sveinsdóttir
2°50′S 100°19′E / 2.83°S 100.32°E / -2.83; 100.32 (Sveinsdóttir )
212.79
2008
Júlíana Sveinsdóttir , Icelandic artist
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Takanobu
30°40′N 108°34′W / 30.66°N 108.56°W / 30.66; -108.56 (Takanobu )
72
1985
Fujiwara no Takanobu , Japanese poet
WGPSN
Takayoshi
37°14′S 163°49′W / 37.23°S 163.82°W / -37.23; -163.82 (Takayoshi )
136
1979
Fujiwara no Takayoshi , Japanese painter
WGPSN
Tansen
4°07′N 71°40′W / 4.11°N 71.67°W / 4.11; -71.67 (Tansen )
27
1976
Tansen , Hindustani composer
WGPSN
Thākur
3°03′S 64°34′W / 3.05°S 64.57°W / -3.05; -64.57 (Thākur )
111
1976
Rabindranath Tagore , Indian writer
WGPSN
Theophanes
5°01′S 142°47′W / 5.02°S 142.78°W / -5.02; -142.78 (Theophanes )
46
1976
Theophanes the Greek , icon painter
WGPSN
Thoreau
5°56′N 132°38′W / 5.94°N 132.64°W / 5.94; -132.64 (Thoreau )
72
1985
Henry David Thoreau , American poet
WGPSN
Tintoretto
47°59′S 22°57′W / 47.99°S 22.95°W / -47.99; -22.95 (Tintoretto )
94
1976
Tintoretto , Italian artist
WGPSN
Titian
3°41′S 42°32′W / 3.69°S 42.53°W / -3.69; -42.53 (Titian )
109
1976
Titian , Italian artist
WGPSN
To Ngoc Van
52°29′N 111°42′W / 52.49°N 111.7°W / 52.49; -111.7 (To Ngoc Van )
71
2009
To Ngoc Van , Vietnamese painter
WGPSN
Tolkien
88°49′N 148°55′E / 88.82°N 148.92°E / 88.82; 148.92 (Tolkien )
50
2012
J. R. R. Tolkien , English writer
WGPSN
Tolstoj
16°14′S 164°38′W / 16.23°S 164.64°W / -16.23; -164.64 (Tolstoj )
355
1976
Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer
WGPSN
Travers
28°00′S 329°06′W / 28.0°S 329.1°W / -28.0; -329.1 (Tolstoj )
164
2018
Pamela Lyndon Travers , British writer
WGPSN
Tsʻai Wen-Chi
23°28′N 23°09′W / 23.47°N 23.15°W / 23.47; -23.15 (Tsʻai Wen-Chi )
124
1976
Cai Wenji , Chinese poet and composer
WGPSN
Tsʻao Chan
13°19′S 142°21′W / 13.31°S 142.35°W / -13.31; -142.35 (Tsʻao Chan )
110
1976
Cao Xueqin , Chinese novelist
WGPSN
Tsurayuki
62°59′S 20°20′W / 62.99°S 20.34°W / -62.99; -20.34 (Tsurayuki )
83
1976
Ki no Tsurayuki , Japanese writer
WGPSN
Tung Yüan
75°01′N 62°50′W / 75.02°N 62.83°W / 75.02; -62.83 (Tung Yüan )
60.46
1979
Dong Yuan , Chinese artist
WGPSN
Turgenev
65°41′N 136°16′W / 65.68°N 136.26°W / 65.68; -136.26 (Turgenev )
136
1979
Ivan Turgenev , Russian writer
WGPSN
Tyagaraja
3°53′N 148°54′W / 3.89°N 148.9°W / 3.89; -148.9 (Tyagaraja )
97
1976
Tyāgarāja , Indian composer
WGPSN
Tryggvadóttir
89°33′N 171°34′W / 89.55°N 171.56°W / 89.55; -171.56 (Tryggvadóttir )
31
2012
Nína Tryggvadóttir , Icelandic artist
WGPSN
Crater
Coordinates
Diameter (km)
Approval Year
Eponym
Ref
Vālmiki
23°35′S 141°25′W / 23.58°S 141.41°W / -23.58; -141.41 (Vālmiki )
210
1976
Valmiki , Indian poet
WGPSN
Van Dijck
75°48′N 166°38′W / 75.8°N 166.63°W / 75.8; -166.63 (Van Dijck )
101.53
1979
Anthony van Dyck , Flemish artist
WGPSN
Van Eyck
43°13′N 159°26′W / 43.22°N 159.43°W / 43.22; -159.43 (Van Eyck )
271
1979
Jan van Eyck , Flemish artist
WGPSN
Van Gogh
76°53′S 138°41′W / 76.88°S 138.68°W / -76.88; -138.68 (van Gogh )
99
1976
Vincent van Gogh , Dutch artist
WGPSN
Varma
80°02′N 18°58′W / 80.04°N 18.97°W / 80.04; -18.97 (Varma )
30
2013
Raja Ravi Varma , Indian painter
WGPSN
Vazov
65°24′S 212°20′W / 65.4°S 212.33°W / -65.4; -212.33 (Vazov )
33
2020
Ivan Vazov , Bulgarian poet
WGPSN
Velázquez
37°35′N 55°26′W / 37.59°N 55.43°W / 37.59; -55.43 (Velázquez )
128
1979
Diego Velázquez , Spanish painter
WGPSN
Verdi
64°22′N 169°43′W / 64.36°N 169.71°W / 64.36; -169.71 (Verdi )
145
1979
Giuseppe Verdi , Italian composer
WGPSN
Veronese
5°18′N 55°57′W / 5.3°N 55.95°W / 5.3; -55.95 (Veronese )
45
2021
Paolo Veronese , Italian painter
WGPSN
Vieira da Silva
1°32′N 123°25′W / 1.54°N 123.41°W / 1.54; -123.41 (Vieira da Silva )
274
2013
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva , Portuguese-French painter
WGPSN
Villa-Lobos
5°16′N 6°47′E / 5.27°N 6.79°E / 5.27; 6.79 (Villa-Lobos )
67
2015
Heitor Villa-Lobos , Brazilian composer
WGPSN
Vincente
56°45′S 142°58′W / 56.75°S 142.96°W / -56.75; -142.96 (Vincente )
108
1979
Gil Vicente , Portuguese writer
WGPSN
Vivaldi
13°46′N 85°55′W / 13.76°N 85.92°W / 13.76; -85.92 (Vivaldi )
213
1976
Antonio Vivaldi , Italian composer
WGPSN
Vlaminck
28°29′N 13°31′W / 28.48°N 13.51°W / 28.48; -13.51 (Vlaminck )
82
1985
Maurice de Vlaminck , French painter
WGPSN
Vonnegut
82°43′N 249°55′W / 82.72°N 249.91°W / 82.72; -249.91 (Vlaminck )
26.61
2017
Kurt Vonnegut , American writer
WGPSN
Vyāsa
49°47′N 84°37′W / 49.79°N 84.62°W / 49.79; -84.62 (Vyāsa )
297
1979
Vyasa , Indian poet
WGPSN
As on the Moon and Mars , sequences of craters and basins of differing relative ages provide the best means of establishing stratigraphic order on Mercury.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Overlap relations among many large mercurian craters and basins are clearer than those on the Moon. Therefore, as this map shows, we can build up many local stratigraphic columns involving both crater or basin materials and nearby plains materials.
Over all of Mercury, the crispness of crater rims and the morphology of their walls, central peaks, ejecta deposits, and secondary-crater fields have undergone systematic changes with time. The youngest craters or basins in a local stratigraphic sequence have the sharpest, crispest appearance. The oldest craters consist only of shallow depressions with slightly raised, rounded rims, some incomplete. On this basis, five age categories of craters and basins have been mapped; the characteristics of each are listed in the explanation. In addition, secondary crater fields are preserved around proportionally far more craters and basins on Mercury than on the Moon or Mars, and are particularly useful in determining overlap relations and degree of modification.
Because only limited photographic evidence was available from Mariner 10 ' s three flybys of the planet, these divisions are often tentative. The five crater groups, from youngest to oldest, are:
c5: Fresh-appearing, sharp-rimmed, rayed craters . Highest albedo in map area; haloes and rays may extend many crater diameters from rim crests. Superposed on all other map units. Generally smaller and fewer than older craters.
c4: Fresh but slightly modified craters—Similar in morphology to c5 craters but without bright haloes or rays; sharp rim crests; continuous ejecta blankets; very few superposed secondary craters . Floors consist of crater or smooth plains materials.
c3: Modified craters—Rim crest continuous but slightly rounded and subdued. Ejecta blanket generally less extensive than those of younger craters of similar size. Superposed craters and rays common; smooth plains and intermediate plains materials cover floors of many craters. Central peaks more common than in c4 craters, probably because of larger average size of c3 craters.
c2: Subdued craters—Low-rimmed, relatively shallow craters, many with discontinuous rim crests. Floors covered by smooth plains and intermediate plains materials. Crater density of ejecta blankets similar to that of intermediate plains material.
c1 Degraded craters—Similar to c2 crater material but more deteriorated; many superposed craters.
^ a b The total number of features also includes names that have been dropped or not yet unapproved by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
^ "IAU - Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature - Mercury" . US Geological Survey . Retrieved March 7, 2014 .
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^ a b "Nomenclature Search Results: Moon > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Nomenclature Search Results: Mars > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Nomenclature Search Results: Venus > Crater, Craters" . usgs.gov . Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN). Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
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